Q: Is 97,823,744 a Composite Number?

Why is 97,823,744 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 97,823,744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 512 1,024 95,531 191,062 382,124 764,248 1,528,496 3,056,992 6,113,984 12,227,968 24,455,936 48,911,872 and 97,823,744, with no remainder.

Since 97,823,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 97,823,744, 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).