Q: Is 244,444,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 244,444,000 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 244,444,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 23 25 32 40 46 50 80 92 100 115 125 160 184 200 230 250 368 400 460 500 575 736 800 920 1,000 1,150 1,840 2,000 2,300 2,657 2,875 3,680 4,000 4,600 5,314 5,750 9,200 10,628 11,500 13,285 18,400 21,256 23,000 26,570 42,512 46,000 53,140 61,111 66,425 85,024 92,000 106,280 122,222 132,850 212,560 244,444 265,700 305,555 332,125 425,120 488,888 531,400 611,110 664,250 977,776 1,062,800 1,222,220 1,328,500 1,527,775 1,955,552 2,125,600 2,444,440 2,657,000 3,055,550 4,888,880 5,314,000 6,111,100 7,638,875 9,777,760 10,628,000 12,222,200 15,277,750 24,444,400 30,555,500 48,888,800 61,111,000 122,222,000 and 244,444,000, with no remainder.

Since 244,444,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 244,444,000, 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).