Q: Is 215,216,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 215,216,700 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 215,216,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 150 300 401 802 1,203 1,604 1,789 2,005 2,406 3,578 4,010 4,812 5,367 6,015 7,156 8,020 8,945 10,025 10,734 12,030 17,890 20,050 21,468 24,060 26,835 30,075 35,780 40,100 44,725 53,670 60,150 89,450 107,340 120,300 134,175 178,900 268,350 536,700 717,389 1,434,778 2,152,167 2,869,556 3,586,945 4,304,334 7,173,890 8,608,668 10,760,835 14,347,780 17,934,725 21,521,670 35,869,450 43,043,340 53,804,175 71,738,900 107,608,350 and 215,216,700, with no remainder.

Since 215,216,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 215,216,700, 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).