Q: Is 162,430,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 162,430,440 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 162,430,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 197 394 591 788 985 1,182 1,576 1,970 2,364 2,955 3,940 4,728 5,910 6,871 7,880 11,820 13,742 20,613 23,640 27,484 34,355 41,226 54,968 68,710 82,452 103,065 137,420 164,904 206,130 274,840 412,260 824,520 1,353,587 2,707,174 4,060,761 5,414,348 6,767,935 8,121,522 10,828,696 13,535,870 16,243,044 20,303,805 27,071,740 32,486,088 40,607,610 54,143,480 81,215,220 and 162,430,440, with no remainder.

Since 162,430,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 162,430,440, 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).