Q: Is 22,423,212 a Composite Number?

Why is 22,423,212 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 22,423,212 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 28 36 42 63 84 101 126 202 252 303 404 606 707 881 909 1,212 1,414 1,762 1,818 2,121 2,643 2,828 3,524 3,636 4,242 5,286 6,167 6,363 7,929 8,484 10,572 12,334 12,726 15,858 18,501 24,668 25,452 31,716 37,002 55,503 74,004 88,981 111,006 177,962 222,012 266,943 355,924 533,886 622,867 800,829 1,067,772 1,245,734 1,601,658 1,868,601 2,491,468 3,203,316 3,737,202 5,605,803 7,474,404 11,211,606 and 22,423,212, with no remainder.

Since 22,423,212 cannot be divided by just 1 and 22,423,212, 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).