Q: Is 167,467,860 a Composite Number?

Why is 167,467,860 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 167,467,860 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 28 30 35 36 42 45 60 63 70 84 90 105 126 140 180 210 252 315 420 630 1,260 132,911 265,822 398,733 531,644 664,555 797,466 930,377 1,196,199 1,329,110 1,594,932 1,860,754 1,993,665 2,392,398 2,658,220 2,791,131 3,721,508 3,987,330 4,651,885 4,784,796 5,582,262 5,980,995 7,974,660 8,373,393 9,303,770 11,164,524 11,961,990 13,955,655 16,746,786 18,607,540 23,923,980 27,911,310 33,493,572 41,866,965 55,822,620 83,733,930 and 167,467,860, with no remainder.

Since 167,467,860 cannot be divided by just 1 and 167,467,860, 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).