Q: Is 224,444,442 a Composite Number?

Why is 224,444,442 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 224,444,442 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 23 37 46 69 74 111 113 138 222 226 339 389 678 778 851 1,167 1,702 2,334 2,553 2,599 4,181 5,106 5,198 7,797 8,362 8,947 12,543 14,393 15,594 17,894 25,086 26,841 28,786 43,179 43,957 53,682 86,358 87,914 96,163 131,871 192,326 263,742 288,489 331,039 576,978 662,078 993,117 1,011,011 1,626,409 1,986,234 2,022,022 3,033,033 3,252,818 4,879,227 6,066,066 9,758,454 37,407,407 74,814,814 112,222,221 and 224,444,442, with no remainder.

Since 224,444,442 cannot be divided by just 1 and 224,444,442, 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).