Q: Is 157,271,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 157,271,200 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 157,271,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 73 80 100 146 160 200 292 365 400 584 730 800 1,168 1,460 1,825 2,336 2,693 2,920 3,650 5,386 5,840 7,300 10,772 11,680 13,465 14,600 21,544 26,930 29,200 43,088 53,860 58,400 67,325 86,176 107,720 134,650 196,589 215,440 269,300 393,178 430,880 538,600 786,356 982,945 1,077,200 1,572,712 1,965,890 2,154,400 3,145,424 3,931,780 4,914,725 6,290,848 7,863,560 9,829,450 15,727,120 19,658,900 31,454,240 39,317,800 78,635,600 and 157,271,200, with no remainder.

Since 157,271,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 157,271,200, 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).