Q: Is 43,884,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 43,884,800 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 43,884,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 64 80 100 128 160 200 256 320 400 640 800 1,280 1,600 3,200 6,400 6,857 13,714 27,428 34,285 54,856 68,570 109,712 137,140 171,425 219,424 274,280 342,850 438,848 548,560 685,700 877,696 1,097,120 1,371,400 1,755,392 2,194,240 2,742,800 4,388,480 5,485,600 8,776,960 10,971,200 21,942,400 and 43,884,800, with no remainder.

Since 43,884,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 43,884,800, 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).