Q: Is 44,400,444 a Composite Number?

Why is 44,400,444 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 44,400,444 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 22 33 37 44 66 74 111 132 148 222 407 444 814 1,221 1,628 2,442 4,884 9,091 18,182 27,273 36,364 54,546 100,001 109,092 200,002 300,003 336,367 400,004 600,006 672,734 1,009,101 1,200,012 1,345,468 2,018,202 3,700,037 4,036,404 7,400,074 11,100,111 14,800,148 22,200,222 and 44,400,444, with no remainder.

Since 44,400,444 cannot be divided by just 1 and 44,400,444, 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).