Q: Is 41,444,144 a Composite Number?

Why is 41,444,144 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 41,444,144 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 37 56 73 74 112 137 146 148 259 274 292 296 511 518 548 584 592 959 1,022 1,036 1,096 1,168 1,918 2,044 2,072 2,192 2,701 3,836 4,088 4,144 5,069 5,402 7,672 8,176 10,001 10,138 10,804 15,344 18,907 20,002 20,276 21,608 35,483 37,814 40,004 40,552 43,216 70,007 70,966 75,628 80,008 81,104 140,014 141,932 151,256 160,016 280,028 283,864 302,512 370,037 560,056 567,728 740,074 1,120,112 1,480,148 2,590,259 2,960,296 5,180,518 5,920,592 10,361,036 20,722,072 and 41,444,144, with no remainder.

Since 41,444,144 cannot be divided by just 1 and 41,444,144, 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).