Q: Is 162,436,230 a Composite Number?

Why is 162,436,230 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 162,436,230 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 11 15 18 22 30 33 45 47 55 66 90 94 99 110 141 165 198 235 282 330 423 470 495 517 705 846 990 1,034 1,410 1,551 2,115 2,585 3,102 3,491 4,230 4,653 5,170 6,982 7,755 9,306 10,473 15,510 17,455 20,946 23,265 31,419 34,910 38,401 46,530 52,365 62,838 76,802 104,730 115,203 157,095 164,077 192,005 230,406 314,190 328,154 345,609 384,010 492,231 576,015 691,218 820,385 984,462 1,152,030 1,476,693 1,640,770 1,728,045 1,804,847 2,461,155 2,953,386 3,456,090 3,609,694 4,922,310 5,414,541 7,383,465 9,024,235 10,829,082 14,766,930 16,243,623 18,048,470 27,072,705 32,487,246 54,145,410 81,218,115 and 162,436,230, with no remainder.

Since 162,436,230 cannot be divided by just 1 and 162,436,230, 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).