Q: Is 39,497,689 a Composite Number?

Why is 39,497,689 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 39,497,689 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 31 77 217 341 2,387 16,547 115,829 182,017 512,957 1,274,119 3,590,699 5,642,527 and 39,497,689, with no remainder.

Since 39,497,689 cannot be divided by just 1 and 39,497,689, 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).