Q: Is 29,431,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 29,431,440 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 29,431,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 36 40 41 45 48 60 72 80 82 90 120 123 144 164 180 205 240 246 328 360 369 410 492 615 656 720 738 820 984 997 1,230 1,476 1,640 1,845 1,968 1,994 2,460 2,952 2,991 3,280 3,690 3,988 4,920 4,985 5,904 5,982 7,380 7,976 8,973 9,840 9,970 11,964 14,760 14,955 15,952 17,946 19,940 23,928 29,520 29,910 35,892 39,880 40,877 44,865 47,856 59,820 71,784 79,760 81,754 89,730 119,640 122,631 143,568 163,508 179,460 204,385 239,280 245,262 327,016 358,920 367,893 408,770 490,524 613,155 654,032 717,840 735,786 817,540 981,048 1,226,310 1,471,572 1,635,080 1,839,465 1,962,096 2,452,620 2,943,144 3,270,160 3,678,930 4,905,240 5,886,288 7,357,860 9,810,480 14,715,720 and 29,431,440, with no remainder.

Since 29,431,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 29,431,440, 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).