Q: Is 162,440,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 162,440,720 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 162,440,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 23 26 40 46 52 65 80 92 104 115 130 184 208 230 260 299 368 460 520 598 920 1,040 1,196 1,495 1,840 2,392 2,990 4,784 5,980 6,791 11,960 13,582 23,920 27,164 33,955 54,328 67,910 88,283 108,656 135,820 156,193 176,566 271,640 312,386 353,132 441,415 543,280 624,772 706,264 780,965 882,830 1,249,544 1,412,528 1,561,930 1,765,660 2,030,509 2,499,088 3,123,860 3,531,320 4,061,018 6,247,720 7,062,640 8,122,036 10,152,545 12,495,440 16,244,072 20,305,090 32,488,144 40,610,180 81,220,360 and 162,440,720, with no remainder.

Since 162,440,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 162,440,720, 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).