Q: Is 39,201,729 a Composite Number?

Why is 39,201,729 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 39,201,729 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 23 69 161 483 81,163 243,489 568,141 1,704,423 1,866,749 5,600,247 13,067,243 and 39,201,729, with no remainder.

Since 39,201,729 cannot be divided by just 1 and 39,201,729, 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).