Q: Is 84,427,002 a Composite Number?

Why is 84,427,002 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 84,427,002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 18 22 27 33 54 66 89 99 178 198 267 297 534 594 801 979 1,597 1,602 1,958 2,403 2,937 3,194 4,791 4,806 5,874 8,811 9,582 14,373 17,567 17,622 26,433 28,746 35,134 43,119 52,701 52,866 86,238 105,402 142,133 158,103 284,266 316,206 426,399 474,309 852,798 948,618 1,279,197 1,563,463 2,558,394 3,126,926 3,837,591 4,690,389 7,675,182 9,380,778 14,071,167 28,142,334 42,213,501 and 84,427,002, with no remainder.

Since 84,427,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 84,427,002, 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).