Q: Is 231,122,650 a Composite Number?

Why is 231,122,650 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 231,122,650 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 11 17 19 22 25 34 38 50 55 85 95 110 170 187 190 209 275 323 374 418 425 475 550 646 850 935 950 1,045 1,301 1,615 1,870 2,090 2,602 3,230 3,553 4,675 5,225 6,505 7,106 8,075 9,350 10,450 13,010 14,311 16,150 17,765 22,117 24,719 28,622 32,525 35,530 44,234 49,438 65,050 71,555 88,825 110,585 123,595 143,110 177,650 221,170 243,287 247,190 271,909 357,775 420,223 486,574 543,818 552,925 617,975 715,550 840,446 1,105,850 1,216,435 1,235,950 1,359,545 2,101,115 2,432,870 2,719,090 4,202,230 4,622,453 6,082,175 6,797,725 9,244,906 10,505,575 12,164,350 13,595,450 21,011,150 23,112,265 46,224,530 115,561,325 and 231,122,650, with no remainder.

Since 231,122,650 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,122,650, 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).