Q: Is 572,427,999 a Composite Number?

Why is 572,427,999 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 572,427,999 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 13 27 33 37 39 99 111 117 143 297 333 351 407 429 481 999 1,221 1,287 1,443 3,663 3,861 4,007 4,329 5,291 10,989 12,021 12,987 15,873 36,063 44,077 47,619 52,091 108,189 132,231 142,857 148,259 156,273 396,693 444,777 468,819 573,001 1,190,079 1,334,331 1,406,457 1,630,849 1,719,003 1,927,367 4,002,993 4,892,547 5,157,009 5,782,101 14,677,641 15,471,027 17,346,303 21,201,037 44,032,923 52,038,909 63,603,111 190,809,333 and 572,427,999, with no remainder.

Since 572,427,999 cannot be divided by just 1 and 572,427,999, 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).