Q: Is 244,676,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 244,676,040 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 244,676,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 56 60 70 84 105 120 140 163 168 210 280 326 420 489 652 815 840 978 1,141 1,304 1,630 1,787 1,956 2,282 2,445 3,260 3,423 3,574 3,912 4,564 4,890 5,361 5,705 6,520 6,846 7,148 8,935 9,128 9,780 10,722 11,410 12,509 13,692 14,296 17,115 17,870 19,560 21,444 22,820 25,018 26,805 27,384 34,230 35,740 37,527 42,888 45,640 50,036 53,610 62,545 68,460 71,480 75,054 100,072 107,220 125,090 136,920 150,108 187,635 214,440 250,180 291,281 300,216 375,270 500,360 582,562 750,540 873,843 1,165,124 1,456,405 1,501,080 1,747,686 2,038,967 2,330,248 2,912,810 3,495,372 4,077,934 4,369,215 5,825,620 6,116,901 6,990,744 8,155,868 8,738,430 10,194,835 11,651,240 12,233,802 16,311,736 17,476,860 20,389,670 24,467,604 30,584,505 34,953,720 40,779,340 48,935,208 61,169,010 81,558,680 122,338,020 and 244,676,040, with no remainder.

Since 244,676,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 244,676,040, 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).