Q: Is 58,421,688 a Composite Number?

Why is 58,421,688 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 58,421,688 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 24 26 39 52 53 78 104 106 156 159 212 312 318 424 636 689 1,272 1,378 2,067 2,756 3,533 4,134 5,512 7,066 8,268 10,599 14,132 16,536 21,198 28,264 42,396 45,929 84,792 91,858 137,787 183,716 187,249 275,574 367,432 374,498 551,148 561,747 748,996 1,102,296 1,123,494 1,497,992 2,246,988 2,434,237 4,493,976 4,868,474 7,302,711 9,736,948 14,605,422 19,473,896 29,210,844 and 58,421,688, with no remainder.

Since 58,421,688 cannot be divided by just 1 and 58,421,688, 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).