Q: Is 40,217,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 40,217,400 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 40,217,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 45 50 60 72 75 90 100 120 150 180 200 225 300 360 450 600 900 1,800 22,343 44,686 67,029 89,372 111,715 134,058 178,744 201,087 223,430 268,116 335,145 402,174 446,860 536,232 558,575 670,290 804,348 893,720 1,005,435 1,117,150 1,340,580 1,608,696 1,675,725 2,010,870 2,234,300 2,681,160 3,351,450 4,021,740 4,468,600 5,027,175 6,702,900 8,043,480 10,054,350 13,405,800 20,108,700 and 40,217,400, with no remainder.

Since 40,217,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,217,400, 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).