Q: Is 148,328,460 a Composite Number?

Why is 148,328,460 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 148,328,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 28 30 35 36 42 45 60 63 70 84 90 105 126 140 180 210 252 315 420 630 1,260 117,721 235,442 353,163 470,884 588,605 706,326 824,047 1,059,489 1,177,210 1,412,652 1,648,094 1,765,815 2,118,978 2,354,420 2,472,141 3,296,188 3,531,630 4,120,235 4,237,956 4,944,282 5,297,445 7,063,260 7,416,423 8,240,470 9,888,564 10,594,890 12,360,705 14,832,846 16,480,940 21,189,780 24,721,410 29,665,692 37,082,115 49,442,820 74,164,230 and 148,328,460, with no remainder.

Since 148,328,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 148,328,460, 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).