Q: Is 28,351,988 a Composite Number?

Why is 28,351,988 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 28,351,988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 17 28 34 49 67 68 98 119 127 134 196 238 254 268 469 476 508 833 889 938 1,139 1,666 1,778 1,876 2,159 2,278 3,283 3,332 3,556 4,318 4,556 6,223 6,566 7,973 8,509 8,636 12,446 13,132 15,113 15,946 17,018 24,892 30,226 31,892 34,036 55,811 59,563 60,452 105,791 111,622 119,126 144,653 211,582 223,244 238,252 289,306 416,941 423,164 578,612 833,882 1,012,571 1,667,764 2,025,142 4,050,284 7,087,997 14,175,994 and 28,351,988, with no remainder.

Since 28,351,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 28,351,988, 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).