Q: Is 39,201,788 a Composite Number?

Why is 39,201,788 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 39,201,788 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 19 38 76 515,813 1,031,626 2,063,252 9,800,447 19,600,894 and 39,201,788, with no remainder.

Since 39,201,788 cannot be divided by just 1 and 39,201,788, 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).