Q: Is 84,027,234 a Composite Number?

Why is 84,027,234 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 84,027,234 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 19 23 38 46 57 69 73 114 138 146 219 437 438 439 874 878 1,311 1,317 1,387 1,679 2,622 2,634 2,774 3,358 4,161 5,037 8,322 8,341 10,074 10,097 16,682 20,194 25,023 30,291 31,901 32,047 50,046 60,582 63,802 64,094 95,703 96,141 191,406 191,843 192,282 383,686 575,529 608,893 737,081 1,151,058 1,217,786 1,474,162 1,826,679 2,211,243 3,653,358 4,422,486 14,004,539 28,009,078 42,013,617 and 84,027,234, with no remainder.

Since 84,027,234 cannot be divided by just 1 and 84,027,234, 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).