Q: Is 223,431,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 223,431,200 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 223,431,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 23 25 32 40 46 50 80 92 100 115 160 184 200 230 368 400 460 575 736 800 920 1,150 1,840 2,300 3,680 4,600 9,200 12,143 18,400 24,286 48,572 60,715 97,144 121,430 194,288 242,860 279,289 303,575 388,576 485,720 558,578 607,150 971,440 1,117,156 1,214,300 1,396,445 1,942,880 2,234,312 2,428,600 2,792,890 4,468,624 4,857,200 5,585,780 6,982,225 8,937,248 9,714,400 11,171,560 13,964,450 22,343,120 27,928,900 44,686,240 55,857,800 111,715,600 and 223,431,200, with no remainder.

Since 223,431,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 223,431,200, 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).