Q: Is 201,431,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 201,431,300 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 201,431,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 17 20 25 28 34 35 50 68 70 85 100 119 140 170 175 238 340 350 425 476 595 700 850 1,190 1,700 2,380 2,975 5,950 11,900 16,927 33,854 67,708 84,635 118,489 169,270 236,978 287,759 338,540 423,175 473,956 575,518 592,445 846,350 1,151,036 1,184,890 1,438,795 1,692,700 2,014,313 2,369,780 2,877,590 2,962,225 4,028,626 5,755,180 5,924,450 7,193,975 8,057,252 10,071,565 11,848,900 14,387,950 20,143,130 28,775,900 40,286,260 50,357,825 100,715,650 and 201,431,300, with no remainder.

Since 201,431,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 201,431,300, 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).