Q: Is 42,244,224 a Composite Number?

Why is 42,244,224 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 42,244,224 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 22 24 32 33 44 48 64 66 73 88 96 128 132 137 146 176 192 219 264 274 292 352 384 411 438 528 548 584 704 803 822 876 1,056 1,096 1,168 1,408 1,507 1,606 1,644 1,752 2,112 2,192 2,336 2,409 3,014 3,212 3,288 3,504 4,224 4,384 4,521 4,672 4,818 6,028 6,424 6,576 7,008 8,768 9,042 9,344 9,636 10,001 12,056 12,848 13,152 14,016 17,536 18,084 19,272 20,002 24,112 25,696 26,304 28,032 30,003 36,168 38,544 40,004 48,224 51,392 52,608 60,006 72,336 77,088 80,008 96,448 102,784 110,011 120,012 144,672 154,176 160,016 192,896 220,022 240,024 289,344 308,352 320,032 330,033 440,044 480,048 578,688 640,064 660,066 880,088 960,096 1,280,128 1,320,132 1,760,176 1,920,192 2,640,264 3,520,352 3,840,384 5,280,528 7,040,704 10,561,056 14,081,408 21,122,112 and 42,244,224, with no remainder.

Since 42,244,224 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,244,224, 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).