Q: Is 322,438,422 a Composite Number?

Why is 322,438,422 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 322,438,422 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 34 51 59 102 118 131 177 262 354 393 409 786 818 1,003 1,227 2,006 2,227 2,454 3,009 4,454 6,018 6,681 6,953 7,729 13,362 13,906 15,458 20,859 23,187 24,131 41,718 46,374 48,262 53,579 72,393 107,158 131,393 144,786 160,737 262,786 321,474 394,179 410,227 788,358 820,454 910,843 1,230,681 1,821,686 2,461,362 2,732,529 3,161,161 5,465,058 6,322,322 9,483,483 18,966,966 53,739,737 107,479,474 161,219,211 and 322,438,422, with no remainder.

Since 322,438,422 cannot be divided by just 1 and 322,438,422, 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).