Q: Is 83,313,428 a Composite Number?

Why is 83,313,428 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 83,313,428 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 44 59 67 118 134 236 268 479 649 737 958 1,298 1,474 1,916 2,596 2,948 3,953 5,269 7,906 10,538 15,812 21,076 28,261 32,093 43,483 56,522 64,186 86,966 113,044 128,372 173,932 310,871 353,023 621,742 706,046 1,243,484 1,412,092 1,893,487 3,786,974 7,573,948 20,828,357 41,656,714 and 83,313,428, with no remainder.

Since 83,313,428 cannot be divided by just 1 and 83,313,428, 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).