Q: Is 29,592,324 a Composite Number?

Why is 29,592,324 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 29,592,324 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 41 54 82 108 123 163 164 246 326 369 489 492 652 738 978 1,107 1,467 1,476 1,681 1,956 2,214 2,934 3,362 4,401 4,428 5,043 5,868 6,683 6,724 8,802 10,086 13,366 15,129 17,604 20,049 20,172 26,732 30,258 40,098 45,387 60,147 60,516 80,196 90,774 120,294 180,441 181,548 240,588 274,003 360,882 548,006 721,764 822,009 1,096,012 1,644,018 2,466,027 3,288,036 4,932,054 7,398,081 9,864,108 14,796,162 and 29,592,324, with no remainder.

Since 29,592,324 cannot be divided by just 1 and 29,592,324, 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).