Q: Is 150,312,540 a Composite Number?

Why is 150,312,540 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 150,312,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 28 30 35 42 60 61 70 84 105 122 140 183 210 244 305 366 420 427 610 732 854 915 1,220 1,281 1,708 1,830 2,135 2,562 3,660 4,270 5,124 5,867 6,405 8,540 11,734 12,810 17,601 23,468 25,620 29,335 35,202 41,069 58,670 70,404 82,138 88,005 117,340 123,207 164,276 176,010 205,345 246,414 352,020 357,887 410,690 492,828 616,035 715,774 821,380 1,073,661 1,232,070 1,431,548 1,789,435 2,147,322 2,464,140 2,505,209 3,578,870 4,294,644 5,010,418 5,368,305 7,157,740 7,515,627 10,020,836 10,736,610 12,526,045 15,031,254 21,473,220 25,052,090 30,062,508 37,578,135 50,104,180 75,156,270 and 150,312,540, with no remainder.

Since 150,312,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 150,312,540, 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).