Q: Is 162,602,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 162,602,300 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 162,602,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 50 67 70 100 134 140 175 268 335 350 469 670 700 938 1,340 1,675 1,876 2,345 3,350 3,467 4,690 6,700 6,934 9,380 11,725 13,868 17,335 23,450 24,269 34,670 46,900 48,538 69,340 86,675 97,076 121,345 173,350 232,289 242,690 346,700 464,578 485,380 606,725 929,156 1,161,445 1,213,450 1,626,023 2,322,890 2,426,900 3,252,046 4,645,780 5,807,225 6,504,092 8,130,115 11,614,450 16,260,230 23,228,900 32,520,460 40,650,575 81,301,150 and 162,602,300, with no remainder.

Since 162,602,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 162,602,300, 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).