Q: Is 38,131,344 a Composite Number?

Why is 38,131,344 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 38,131,344 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 36 48 54 61 72 108 122 144 183 216 244 366 432 488 549 732 976 1,098 1,447 1,464 1,647 2,196 2,894 2,928 3,294 4,341 4,392 5,788 6,588 8,682 8,784 11,576 13,023 13,176 17,364 23,152 26,046 26,352 34,728 39,069 52,092 69,456 78,138 88,267 104,184 156,276 176,534 208,368 264,801 312,552 353,068 529,602 625,104 706,136 794,403 1,059,204 1,412,272 1,588,806 2,118,408 2,383,209 3,177,612 4,236,816 4,766,418 6,355,224 9,532,836 12,710,448 19,065,672 and 38,131,344, with no remainder.

Since 38,131,344 cannot be divided by just 1 and 38,131,344, 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).