Q: Is 160,215,624 a Composite Number?

Why is 160,215,624 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 160,215,624 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 36 37 54 72 74 108 111 148 216 222 296 333 444 666 888 999 1,332 1,998 2,664 3,996 7,992 20,047 40,094 60,141 80,188 120,282 160,376 180,423 240,564 360,846 481,128 541,269 721,692 741,739 1,082,538 1,443,384 1,483,478 2,165,076 2,225,217 2,966,956 4,330,152 4,450,434 5,933,912 6,675,651 8,900,868 13,351,302 17,801,736 20,026,953 26,702,604 40,053,906 53,405,208 80,107,812 and 160,215,624, with no remainder.

Since 160,215,624 cannot be divided by just 1 and 160,215,624, 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).