Q: Is 44,072,658 a Composite Number?

Why is 44,072,658 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 44,072,658 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 49 63 98 107 126 147 214 294 321 441 467 642 749 882 934 963 1,401 1,498 1,926 2,247 2,802 3,269 4,203 4,494 5,243 6,538 6,741 8,406 9,807 10,486 13,482 15,729 19,614 22,883 29,421 31,458 45,766 47,187 49,969 58,842 68,649 94,374 99,938 137,298 149,907 205,947 299,814 349,783 411,894 449,721 699,566 899,442 1,049,349 2,098,698 2,448,481 3,148,047 4,896,962 6,296,094 7,345,443 14,690,886 22,036,329 and 44,072,658, with no remainder.

Since 44,072,658 cannot be divided by just 1 and 44,072,658, 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).