Q: Is 84,044,436 a Composite Number?

Why is 84,044,436 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 84,044,436 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 29 42 58 84 87 116 174 203 348 406 609 812 1,218 2,436 34,501 69,002 103,503 138,004 207,006 241,507 414,012 483,014 724,521 966,028 1,000,529 1,449,042 2,001,058 2,898,084 3,001,587 4,002,116 6,003,174 7,003,703 12,006,348 14,007,406 21,011,109 28,014,812 42,022,218 and 84,044,436, with no remainder.

Since 84,044,436 cannot be divided by just 1 and 84,044,436, 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).