Q: Is 150,601,230 a Composite Number?

Why is 150,601,230 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 150,601,230 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 13 15 18 26 30 39 45 65 78 90 97 117 130 194 195 234 291 390 485 582 585 873 970 1,170 1,261 1,327 1,455 1,746 2,522 2,654 2,910 3,783 3,981 4,365 6,305 6,635 7,566 7,962 8,730 11,349 11,943 12,610 13,270 17,251 18,915 19,905 22,698 23,886 34,502 37,830 39,810 51,753 56,745 59,715 86,255 103,506 113,490 119,430 128,719 155,259 172,510 257,438 258,765 310,518 386,157 517,530 643,595 772,314 776,295 1,158,471 1,287,190 1,552,590 1,673,347 1,930,785 2,316,942 3,346,694 3,861,570 5,020,041 5,792,355 8,366,735 10,040,082 11,584,710 15,060,123 16,733,470 25,100,205 30,120,246 50,200,410 75,300,615 and 150,601,230, with no remainder.

Since 150,601,230 cannot be divided by just 1 and 150,601,230, 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).