Q: Is 162,253,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 162,253,500 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 162,253,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 23 25 30 46 50 60 69 75 92 100 115 125 138 150 230 250 276 300 345 375 460 500 575 690 750 1,150 1,380 1,500 1,725 2,300 2,875 3,450 4,703 5,750 6,900 8,625 9,406 11,500 14,109 17,250 18,812 23,515 28,218 34,500 47,030 56,436 70,545 94,060 108,169 117,575 141,090 216,338 235,150 282,180 324,507 352,725 432,676 470,300 540,845 587,875 649,014 705,450 1,081,690 1,175,750 1,298,028 1,410,900 1,622,535 1,763,625 2,163,380 2,351,500 2,704,225 3,245,070 3,527,250 5,408,450 6,490,140 7,054,500 8,112,675 10,816,900 13,521,125 16,225,350 27,042,250 32,450,700 40,563,375 54,084,500 81,126,750 and 162,253,500, with no remainder.

Since 162,253,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 162,253,500, 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).