Q: Is 444,444 a Composite Number?

Why is 444,444 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 444,444 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 11 12 13 14 21 22 26 28 33 37 39 42 44 52 66 74 77 78 84 91 111 132 143 148 154 156 182 222 231 259 273 286 308 364 407 429 444 462 481 518 546 572 777 814 858 924 962 1,001 1,036 1,092 1,221 1,443 1,554 1,628 1,716 1,924 2,002 2,442 2,849 2,886 3,003 3,108 3,367 4,004 4,884 5,291 5,698 5,772 6,006 6,734 8,547 10,101 10,582 11,396 12,012 13,468 15,873 17,094 20,202 21,164 31,746 34,188 37,037 40,404 63,492 74,074 111,111 148,148 222,222 and 444,444, with no remainder.

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