Q: Is 19,750,268 a Composite Number?

Why is 19,750,268 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 19,750,268 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 1,931 2,557 3,862 5,114 7,724 10,228 4,937,567 9,875,134 and 19,750,268, with no remainder.

Since 19,750,268 cannot be divided by just 1 and 19,750,268, 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).