Q: Is 43,043,340 a Composite Number?

Why is 43,043,340 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 43,043,340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 401 802 1,203 1,604 1,789 2,005 2,406 3,578 4,010 4,812 5,367 6,015 7,156 8,020 8,945 10,734 12,030 17,890 21,468 24,060 26,835 35,780 53,670 107,340 717,389 1,434,778 2,152,167 2,869,556 3,586,945 4,304,334 7,173,890 8,608,668 10,760,835 14,347,780 21,521,670 and 43,043,340, with no remainder.

Since 43,043,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 43,043,340, 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).