Q: Is 43,126,506 a Composite Number?

Why is 43,126,506 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 43,126,506 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 41 43 54 81 82 86 123 129 151 162 246 258 302 369 387 453 738 774 906 1,107 1,161 1,359 1,763 2,214 2,322 2,718 3,321 3,483 3,526 4,077 5,289 6,191 6,493 6,642 6,966 8,154 10,578 12,231 12,382 12,986 15,867 18,573 19,479 24,462 31,734 37,146 38,958 47,601 55,719 58,437 95,202 111,438 116,874 142,803 167,157 175,311 266,213 285,606 334,314 350,622 501,471 525,933 532,426 798,639 1,002,942 1,051,866 1,597,278 2,395,917 4,791,834 7,187,751 14,375,502 21,563,253 and 43,126,506, with no remainder.

Since 43,126,506 cannot be divided by just 1 and 43,126,506, 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).