Q: Is 212,150,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 212,150,000 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 212,150,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 80 100 125 200 250 400 500 625 1,000 1,250 2,000 2,500 3,125 4,243 5,000 6,250 8,486 10,000 12,500 16,972 21,215 25,000 33,944 42,430 50,000 67,888 84,860 106,075 169,720 212,150 339,440 424,300 530,375 848,600 1,060,750 1,697,200 2,121,500 2,651,875 4,243,000 5,303,750 8,486,000 10,607,500 13,259,375 21,215,000 26,518,750 42,430,000 53,037,500 106,075,000 and 212,150,000, with no remainder.

Since 212,150,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 212,150,000, 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).