Q: Is 228,703,740 a Composite Number?

Why is 228,703,740 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 228,703,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 31 41 60 62 82 93 123 124 155 164 186 205 246 310 372 410 465 492 615 620 820 930 1,230 1,271 1,860 2,460 2,542 2,999 3,813 5,084 5,998 6,355 7,626 8,997 11,996 12,710 14,995 15,252 17,994 19,065 25,420 29,990 35,988 38,130 44,985 59,980 76,260 89,970 92,969 122,959 179,940 185,938 245,918 278,907 368,877 371,876 464,845 491,836 557,814 614,795 737,754 929,690 1,115,628 1,229,590 1,394,535 1,475,508 1,844,385 1,859,380 2,459,180 2,789,070 3,688,770 3,811,729 5,578,140 7,377,540 7,623,458 11,435,187 15,246,916 19,058,645 22,870,374 38,117,290 45,740,748 57,175,935 76,234,580 114,351,870 and 228,703,740, with no remainder.

Since 228,703,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 228,703,740, 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).