Q: Is 224,424,310 a Composite Number?

Why is 224,424,310 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 224,424,310 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 11 17 22 34 43 55 85 86 110 170 187 215 374 430 473 731 935 946 1,462 1,870 2,365 2,791 3,655 4,730 5,582 7,310 8,041 13,955 16,082 27,910 30,701 40,205 47,447 61,402 80,410 94,894 120,013 153,505 237,235 240,026 307,010 474,470 521,917 600,065 1,043,834 1,200,130 1,320,143 2,040,221 2,609,585 2,640,286 4,080,442 5,219,170 6,600,715 10,201,105 13,201,430 20,402,210 22,442,431 44,884,862 112,212,155 and 224,424,310, with no remainder.

Since 224,424,310 cannot be divided by just 1 and 224,424,310, 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).