Q: Is 44,046,002 a Composite Number?

Why is 44,046,002 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 44,046,002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 11 13 14 22 26 49 77 91 98 143 154 182 286 343 449 539 637 686 898 1,001 1,078 1,274 2,002 3,143 3,773 4,459 4,939 5,837 6,286 7,007 7,546 8,918 9,878 11,674 14,014 22,001 34,573 40,859 44,002 49,049 64,207 69,146 81,718 98,098 128,414 154,007 242,011 286,013 308,014 449,449 484,022 572,026 898,898 1,694,077 2,002,091 3,146,143 3,388,154 4,004,182 6,292,286 22,023,001 and 44,046,002, with no remainder.

Since 44,046,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 44,046,002, 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).