Q: Is 131,343,324 a Composite Number?

Why is 131,343,324 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 131,343,324 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 49 84 98 139 147 196 278 294 417 556 588 834 973 1,607 1,668 1,946 2,919 3,214 3,892 4,821 5,838 6,428 6,811 9,642 11,249 11,676 13,622 19,284 20,433 22,498 27,244 33,747 40,866 44,996 67,494 78,743 81,732 134,988 157,486 223,373 236,229 314,972 446,746 472,458 670,119 893,492 944,916 1,340,238 1,563,611 2,680,476 3,127,222 4,690,833 6,254,444 9,381,666 10,945,277 18,763,332 21,890,554 32,835,831 43,781,108 65,671,662 and 131,343,324, with no remainder.

Since 131,343,324 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,343,324, 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).