Q: Is 215,355,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 215,355,240 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 215,355,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 54 60 72 90 108 120 135 180 216 270 360 540 1,080 199,403 398,806 598,209 797,612 997,015 1,196,418 1,595,224 1,794,627 1,994,030 2,392,836 2,991,045 3,589,254 3,988,060 4,785,672 5,383,881 5,982,090 7,178,508 7,976,120 8,973,135 10,767,762 11,964,180 14,357,016 17,946,270 21,535,524 23,928,360 26,919,405 35,892,540 43,071,048 53,838,810 71,785,080 107,677,620 and 215,355,240, with no remainder.

Since 215,355,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 215,355,240, 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).