Q: Is 150,279,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 150,279,600 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 150,279,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 61 75 80 100 120 122 150 183 200 240 244 300 305 366 400 488 600 610 732 915 976 1,200 1,220 1,464 1,525 1,830 2,053 2,440 2,928 3,050 3,660 4,106 4,575 4,880 6,100 6,159 7,320 8,212 9,150 10,265 12,200 12,318 14,640 16,424 18,300 20,530 24,400 24,636 30,795 32,848 36,600 41,060 49,272 51,325 61,590 73,200 82,120 98,544 102,650 123,180 125,233 153,975 164,240 205,300 246,360 250,466 307,950 375,699 410,600 492,720 500,932 615,900 626,165 751,398 821,200 1,001,864 1,231,800 1,252,330 1,502,796 1,878,495 2,003,728 2,463,600 2,504,660 3,005,592 3,130,825 3,756,990 5,009,320 6,011,184 6,261,650 7,513,980 9,392,475 10,018,640 12,523,300 15,027,960 18,784,950 25,046,600 30,055,920 37,569,900 50,093,200 75,139,800 and 150,279,600, with no remainder.

Since 150,279,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 150,279,600, 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).