Q: Is 22,135,304 a Composite Number?

Why is 22,135,304 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 22,135,304 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 19 38 76 107 152 214 428 856 1,361 2,033 2,722 4,066 5,444 8,132 10,888 16,264 25,859 51,718 103,436 145,627 206,872 291,254 582,508 1,165,016 2,766,913 5,533,826 11,067,652 and 22,135,304, with no remainder.

Since 22,135,304 cannot be divided by just 1 and 22,135,304, 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).