Q: Is 22,234,446 a Composite Number?

Why is 22,234,446 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 22,234,446 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 19 26 27 38 39 54 57 78 114 117 171 234 247 342 351 494 513 702 741 1,026 1,482 1,667 2,223 3,334 4,446 5,001 6,669 10,002 13,338 15,003 21,671 30,006 31,673 43,342 45,009 63,346 65,013 90,018 95,019 130,026 190,038 195,039 285,057 390,078 411,749 570,114 585,117 823,498 855,171 1,170,234 1,235,247 1,710,342 2,470,494 3,705,741 7,411,482 11,117,223 and 22,234,446, with no remainder.

Since 22,234,446 cannot be divided by just 1 and 22,234,446, 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).