Q: Is 64,728,342 a Composite Number?

Why is 64,728,342 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 64,728,342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 54 63 109 126 189 218 327 378 654 763 981 1,526 1,571 1,962 2,289 2,943 3,142 4,578 4,713 5,886 6,867 9,426 10,997 13,734 14,139 20,601 21,994 28,278 32,991 41,202 42,417 65,982 84,834 98,973 171,239 197,946 296,919 342,478 513,717 593,838 1,027,434 1,198,673 1,541,151 2,397,346 3,082,302 3,596,019 4,623,453 7,192,038 9,246,906 10,788,057 21,576,114 32,364,171 and 64,728,342, with no remainder.

Since 64,728,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 64,728,342, 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).