Q: Is 244,724,472 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 244,724,472 is a composite number.

Why is 244,724,472 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 244,724,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 167 334 501 668 1,002 1,336 1,503 2,004 3,006 4,008 6,012 12,024 20,353 40,706 61,059 81,412 122,118 162,824 183,177 244,236 366,354 488,472 732,708 1,465,416 3,398,951 6,797,902 10,196,853 13,595,804 20,393,706 27,191,608 30,590,559 40,787,412 61,181,118 81,574,824 122,362,236 and 244,724,472, with no remainder.

Since 244,724,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 244,724,472, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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