Q: Is 30,444,042 a Composite Number?

Why is 30,444,042 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 30,444,042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 19 23 34 38 46 51 57 69 102 114 138 323 391 437 646 683 782 874 969 1,173 1,311 1,366 1,938 2,049 2,346 2,622 4,098 7,429 11,611 12,977 14,858 15,709 22,287 23,222 25,954 31,418 34,833 38,931 44,574 47,127 69,666 77,862 94,254 220,609 267,053 298,471 441,218 534,106 596,942 661,827 801,159 895,413 1,323,654 1,602,318 1,790,826 5,074,007 10,148,014 15,222,021 and 30,444,042, with no remainder.

Since 30,444,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 30,444,042, 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).