Q: Is 68,472,108 a Composite Number?

Why is 68,472,108 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 68,472,108 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 108 431 862 1,293 1,471 1,724 2,586 2,942 3,879 4,413 5,172 5,884 7,758 8,826 11,637 13,239 15,516 17,652 23,274 26,478 39,717 46,548 52,956 79,434 158,868 634,001 1,268,002 1,902,003 2,536,004 3,804,006 5,706,009 7,608,012 11,412,018 17,118,027 22,824,036 34,236,054 and 68,472,108, with no remainder.

Since 68,472,108 cannot be divided by just 1 and 68,472,108, 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).