Q: Is 638,364,012 a Composite Number?

Why is 638,364,012 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 638,364,012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 13 22 26 33 39 44 52 53 66 78 106 132 143 156 159 212 286 318 429 572 583 636 689 858 1,166 1,378 1,716 1,749 2,067 2,332 2,756 3,498 4,134 6,996 7,019 7,579 8,268 14,038 15,158 21,057 22,737 28,076 30,316 42,114 45,474 77,209 84,228 90,948 91,247 154,418 182,494 231,627 273,741 308,836 364,988 372,007 463,254 547,482 744,014 926,508 1,003,717 1,094,964 1,116,021 1,488,028 2,007,434 2,232,042 3,011,151 4,014,868 4,092,077 4,464,084 4,836,091 6,022,302 8,184,154 9,672,182 12,044,604 12,276,231 14,508,273 16,368,308 19,344,364 24,552,462 29,016,546 49,104,924 53,197,001 58,033,092 106,394,002 159,591,003 212,788,004 319,182,006 and 638,364,012, with no remainder.

Since 638,364,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 638,364,012, 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).