Q: Is 10,311,444 a Composite Number?

Why is 10,311,444 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 10,311,444 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 13 18 22 26 33 36 39 44 52 66 78 99 117 132 143 156 198 234 286 396 429 468 572 858 1,287 1,716 2,003 2,574 4,006 5,148 6,009 8,012 12,018 18,027 22,033 24,036 26,039 36,054 44,066 52,078 66,099 72,108 78,117 88,132 104,156 132,198 156,234 198,297 234,351 264,396 286,429 312,468 396,594 468,702 572,858 793,188 859,287 937,404 1,145,716 1,718,574 2,577,861 3,437,148 5,155,722 and 10,311,444, with no remainder.

Since 10,311,444 cannot be divided by just 1 and 10,311,444, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).