Q: Is 19,246,338 a Composite Number?

Why is 19,246,338 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 19,246,338 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 317 634 951 1,902 2,853 3,373 5,706 6,746 10,119 20,238 30,357 60,714 1,069,241 2,138,482 3,207,723 6,415,446 9,623,169 and 19,246,338, with no remainder.

Since 19,246,338 cannot be divided by just 1 and 19,246,338, 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).