Q: Is 160,531,740 a Composite Number?

Why is 160,531,740 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 160,531,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 27 30 36 45 54 60 90 108 135 180 270 373 540 746 797 1,119 1,492 1,594 1,865 2,238 2,391 3,188 3,357 3,730 3,985 4,476 4,782 5,595 6,714 7,173 7,460 7,970 9,564 10,071 11,190 11,955 13,428 14,346 15,940 16,785 20,142 21,519 22,380 23,910 28,692 33,570 35,865 40,284 43,038 47,820 50,355 67,140 71,730 86,076 100,710 107,595 143,460 201,420 215,190 297,281 430,380 594,562 891,843 1,189,124 1,486,405 1,783,686 2,675,529 2,972,810 3,567,372 4,459,215 5,351,058 5,945,620 8,026,587 8,918,430 10,702,116 13,377,645 16,053,174 17,836,860 26,755,290 32,106,348 40,132,935 53,510,580 80,265,870 and 160,531,740, with no remainder.

Since 160,531,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 160,531,740, 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).