Q: Is 44,312,004 a Composite Number?

Why is 44,312,004 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 44,312,004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 18 22 33 36 44 66 99 132 149 198 298 396 447 596 751 894 1,341 1,502 1,639 1,788 2,253 2,682 3,004 3,278 4,506 4,917 5,364 6,556 6,759 8,261 9,012 9,834 13,518 14,751 16,522 19,668 24,783 27,036 29,502 33,044 49,566 59,004 74,349 99,132 111,899 148,698 223,798 297,396 335,697 447,596 671,394 1,007,091 1,230,889 1,342,788 2,014,182 2,461,778 3,692,667 4,028,364 4,923,556 7,385,334 11,078,001 14,770,668 22,156,002 and 44,312,004, with no remainder.

Since 44,312,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 44,312,004, 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).