Q: Is 34,374,444 a Composite Number?

Why is 34,374,444 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 34,374,444 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 13 26 39 52 78 156 179 358 537 716 1,074 1,231 2,148 2,327 2,462 3,693 4,654 4,924 6,981 7,386 9,308 13,962 14,772 16,003 27,924 32,006 48,009 64,012 96,018 192,036 220,349 440,698 661,047 881,396 1,322,094 2,644,188 2,864,537 5,729,074 8,593,611 11,458,148 17,187,222 and 34,374,444, with no remainder.

Since 34,374,444 cannot be divided by just 1 and 34,374,444, 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).