Q: Is 231,116,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 231,116,550 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 231,116,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 25 30 35 42 50 70 75 103 105 150 175 206 210 309 350 515 525 618 721 1,030 1,050 1,442 1,545 2,137 2,163 2,575 3,090 3,605 4,274 4,326 5,150 6,411 7,210 7,725 10,685 10,815 12,822 14,959 15,450 18,025 21,370 21,630 29,918 32,055 36,050 44,877 53,425 54,075 64,110 74,795 89,754 106,850 108,150 149,590 160,275 220,111 224,385 320,550 373,975 440,222 448,770 660,333 747,950 1,100,555 1,121,925 1,320,666 1,540,777 2,201,110 2,243,850 3,081,554 3,301,665 4,622,331 5,502,775 6,603,330 7,703,885 9,244,662 11,005,550 15,407,770 16,508,325 23,111,655 33,016,650 38,519,425 46,223,310 77,038,850 115,558,275 and 231,116,550, with no remainder.

Since 231,116,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,116,550, 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).