Q: Is 230,324,004 a Composite Number?

Why is 230,324,004 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 230,324,004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 19 36 38 57 76 83 114 166 171 228 249 332 342 498 684 747 996 1,494 1,577 2,988 3,154 4,057 4,731 6,308 8,114 9,462 12,171 14,193 16,228 18,924 24,342 28,386 36,513 48,684 56,772 73,026 77,083 146,052 154,166 231,249 308,332 336,731 462,498 673,462 693,747 924,996 1,010,193 1,346,924 1,387,494 2,020,386 2,774,988 3,030,579 4,040,772 6,061,158 6,397,889 12,122,316 12,795,778 19,193,667 25,591,556 38,387,334 57,581,001 76,774,668 115,162,002 and 230,324,004, with no remainder.

Since 230,324,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 230,324,004, 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).