Q: Is 238,524,444 a Composite Number?

Why is 238,524,444 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 238,524,444 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 23 36 46 69 92 138 207 271 276 414 542 813 828 1,063 1,084 1,626 2,126 2,439 3,189 3,252 4,252 4,878 6,233 6,378 9,567 9,756 12,466 12,756 18,699 19,134 24,449 24,932 37,398 38,268 48,898 56,097 73,347 74,796 97,796 112,194 146,694 220,041 224,388 288,073 293,388 440,082 576,146 864,219 880,164 1,152,292 1,728,438 2,592,657 3,456,876 5,185,314 6,625,679 10,370,628 13,251,358 19,877,037 26,502,716 39,754,074 59,631,111 79,508,148 119,262,222 and 238,524,444, with no remainder.

Since 238,524,444 cannot be divided by just 1 and 238,524,444, 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).