Q: Is 152,163,216 a Composite Number?

Why is 152,163,216 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 152,163,216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 23 24 36 46 48 69 72 92 138 144 184 207 276 368 414 552 828 1,104 1,656 3,312 45,943 91,886 137,829 183,772 275,658 367,544 413,487 551,316 735,088 826,974 1,056,689 1,102,632 1,653,948 2,113,378 2,205,264 3,170,067 3,307,896 4,226,756 6,340,134 6,615,792 8,453,512 9,510,201 12,680,268 16,907,024 19,020,402 25,360,536 38,040,804 50,721,072 76,081,608 and 152,163,216, with no remainder.

Since 152,163,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 152,163,216, 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).