Q: Is 26,000,664 a Composite Number?

Why is 26,000,664 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 26,000,664 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 19 24 38 57 76 114 152 228 361 456 722 1,083 1,444 2,166 2,888 3,001 4,332 6,002 8,664 9,003 12,004 18,006 24,008 36,012 57,019 72,024 114,038 171,057 228,076 342,114 456,152 684,228 1,083,361 1,368,456 2,166,722 3,250,083 4,333,444 6,500,166 8,666,888 13,000,332 and 26,000,664, with no remainder.

Since 26,000,664 cannot be divided by just 1 and 26,000,664, 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).