Q: Is 22,407,658 a Composite Number?

Why is 22,407,658 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 22,407,658 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 13 14 23 26 46 53 91 101 106 161 182 202 299 322 371 598 689 707 742 1,219 1,313 1,378 1,414 2,093 2,323 2,438 2,626 4,186 4,646 4,823 5,353 8,533 9,191 9,646 10,706 15,847 16,261 17,066 18,382 30,199 31,694 32,522 37,471 60,398 69,589 74,942 110,929 123,119 139,178 211,393 221,858 246,238 422,786 487,123 861,833 974,246 1,600,547 1,723,666 3,201,094 11,203,829 and 22,407,658, with no remainder.

Since 22,407,658 cannot be divided by just 1 and 22,407,658, 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).