Q: Is 39,201,744 a Composite Number?

Why is 39,201,744 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 39,201,744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 816,703 1,633,406 2,450,109 3,266,812 4,900,218 6,533,624 9,800,436 13,067,248 19,600,872 and 39,201,744, with no remainder.

Since 39,201,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 39,201,744, 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).