Q: Is 208,709,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 208,709,550 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 208,709,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 21 25 30 35 42 45 50 59 63 70 75 90 105 118 126 150 175 177 210 225 295 315 350 354 413 450 525 531 590 630 826 885 1,050 1,062 1,123 1,239 1,475 1,575 1,770 2,065 2,246 2,478 2,655 2,950 3,150 3,369 3,717 4,130 4,425 5,310 5,615 6,195 6,738 7,434 7,861 8,850 10,107 10,325 11,230 12,390 13,275 15,722 16,845 18,585 20,214 20,650 23,583 26,550 28,075 30,975 33,690 37,170 39,305 47,166 50,535 56,150 61,950 66,257 70,749 78,610 84,225 92,925 101,070 117,915 132,514 141,498 168,450 185,850 196,525 198,771 235,830 252,675 331,285 353,745 393,050 397,542 463,799 505,350 589,575 596,313 662,570 707,490 927,598 993,855 1,179,150 1,192,626 1,391,397 1,656,425 1,768,725 1,987,710 2,318,995 2,782,794 2,981,565 3,312,850 3,537,450 4,174,191 4,637,990 4,969,275 5,963,130 6,956,985 8,348,382 9,938,550 11,594,975 13,913,970 14,907,825 20,870,955 23,189,950 29,815,650 34,784,925 41,741,910 69,569,850 104,354,775 and 208,709,550, with no remainder.

Since 208,709,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 208,709,550, 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).