Q: Is 110,246,512 a Composite Number?

Why is 110,246,512 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 110,246,512 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 19 38 76 152 304 361 722 1,444 2,888 5,776 19,087 38,174 76,348 152,696 305,392 362,653 725,306 1,450,612 2,901,224 5,802,448 6,890,407 13,780,814 27,561,628 55,123,256 and 110,246,512, with no remainder.

Since 110,246,512 cannot be divided by just 1 and 110,246,512, 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).