Q: Is 224,321,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 224,321,440 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 224,321,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 32 35 40 53 56 70 80 106 112 140 160 212 224 265 280 371 424 530 560 742 848 1,060 1,120 1,484 1,696 1,855 2,120 2,968 3,710 3,779 4,240 5,936 7,420 7,558 8,480 11,872 14,840 15,116 18,895 26,453 29,680 30,232 37,790 52,906 59,360 60,464 75,580 105,812 120,928 132,265 151,160 200,287 211,624 264,530 302,320 400,574 423,248 529,060 604,640 801,148 846,496 1,001,435 1,058,120 1,402,009 1,602,296 2,002,870 2,116,240 2,804,018 3,204,592 4,005,740 4,232,480 5,608,036 6,409,184 7,010,045 8,011,480 11,216,072 14,020,090 16,022,960 22,432,144 28,040,180 32,045,920 44,864,288 56,080,360 112,160,720 and 224,321,440, with no remainder.

Since 224,321,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 224,321,440, 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).