Q: Is 420,335,244 a Composite Number?

Why is 420,335,244 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 420,335,244 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 27 28 36 37 42 54 63 74 81 84 108 111 126 148 162 189 222 252 259 324 333 378 444 518 567 666 756 777 999 1,036 1,134 1,332 1,554 1,998 2,268 2,331 2,997 3,108 3,996 4,662 5,009 5,994 6,993 9,324 10,018 11,988 13,986 15,027 20,036 20,979 27,972 30,054 35,063 41,958 45,081 60,108 70,126 83,916 90,162 105,189 135,243 140,252 180,324 185,333 210,378 270,486 315,567 370,666 405,729 420,756 540,972 555,999 631,134 741,332 811,458 946,701 1,111,998 1,262,268 1,297,331 1,622,916 1,667,997 1,893,402 2,223,996 2,594,662 2,840,103 3,335,994 3,786,804 3,891,993 5,003,991 5,189,324 5,680,206 6,671,988 7,783,986 10,007,982 11,360,412 11,675,979 15,011,973 15,567,972 20,015,964 23,351,958 30,023,946 35,027,937 46,703,916 60,047,892 70,055,874 105,083,811 140,111,748 210,167,622 and 420,335,244, with no remainder.

Since 420,335,244 cannot be divided by just 1 and 420,335,244, 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).