Q: Is 109,782,324 a Composite Number?

Why is 109,782,324 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 109,782,324 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 108 599 1,198 1,697 1,797 2,396 3,394 3,594 5,091 5,391 6,788 7,188 10,182 10,782 15,273 16,173 20,364 21,564 30,546 32,346 45,819 61,092 64,692 91,638 183,276 1,016,503 2,033,006 3,049,509 4,066,012 6,099,018 9,148,527 12,198,036 18,297,054 27,445,581 36,594,108 54,891,162 and 109,782,324, with no remainder.

Since 109,782,324 cannot be divided by just 1 and 109,782,324, 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).