Q: Is 29,246,108 a Composite Number?

Why is 29,246,108 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 29,246,108 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 1,733 3,466 4,219 6,932 8,438 16,876 7,311,527 14,623,054 and 29,246,108, with no remainder.

Since 29,246,108 cannot be divided by just 1 and 29,246,108, 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).