Q: Is 162,371,328 a Composite Number?

Why is 162,371,328 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 162,371,328 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 56 64 84 96 112 128 168 192 224 256 336 384 448 672 768 896 1,344 1,792 2,688 5,376 30,203 60,406 90,609 120,812 181,218 211,421 241,624 362,436 422,842 483,248 634,263 724,872 845,684 966,496 1,268,526 1,449,744 1,691,368 1,932,992 2,537,052 2,899,488 3,382,736 3,865,984 5,074,104 5,798,976 6,765,472 7,731,968 10,148,208 11,597,952 13,530,944 20,296,416 23,195,904 27,061,888 40,592,832 54,123,776 81,185,664 and 162,371,328, with no remainder.

Since 162,371,328 cannot be divided by just 1 and 162,371,328, 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).