Q: Is 68,246,426 a Composite Number?

Why is 68,246,426 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 68,246,426 can be evenly divided by 1 2 37 74 109 218 4,033 8,066 8,461 16,922 313,057 626,114 922,249 1,844,498 34,123,213 and 68,246,426, with no remainder.

Since 68,246,426 cannot be divided by just 1 and 68,246,426, 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).