Q: Is 39,201,741 a Composite Number?

Why is 39,201,741 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 39,201,741 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 89 109 267 327 449 801 981 1,347 4,041 9,701 29,103 39,961 48,941 87,309 119,883 146,823 359,649 440,469 4,355,749 13,067,247 and 39,201,741, with no remainder.

Since 39,201,741 cannot be divided by just 1 and 39,201,741, 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).