Q: Is 34,232,022 a Composite Number?

Why is 34,232,022 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 34,232,022 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 18 22 33 66 83 99 166 198 249 498 747 913 1,494 1,826 2,083 2,739 4,166 5,478 6,249 8,217 12,498 16,434 18,747 22,913 37,494 45,826 68,739 137,478 172,889 206,217 345,778 412,434 518,667 1,037,334 1,556,001 1,901,779 3,112,002 3,803,558 5,705,337 11,410,674 17,116,011 and 34,232,022, with no remainder.

Since 34,232,022 cannot be divided by just 1 and 34,232,022, 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).