Q: Is 201,431,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 201,431,400 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 201,431,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 75 100 120 150 200 300 600 335,719 671,438 1,007,157 1,342,876 1,678,595 2,014,314 2,685,752 3,357,190 4,028,628 5,035,785 6,714,380 8,057,256 8,392,975 10,071,570 13,428,760 16,785,950 20,143,140 25,178,925 33,571,900 40,286,280 50,357,850 67,143,800 100,715,700 and 201,431,400, with no remainder.

Since 201,431,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 201,431,400, 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).