Q: Is 231,304,290 a Composite Number?

Why is 231,304,290 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 231,304,290 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 19 21 29 30 35 38 42 57 58 70 87 95 105 114 133 145 174 190 203 210 266 285 290 399 406 435 551 570 609 665 798 870 1,015 1,102 1,218 1,330 1,653 1,995 1,999 2,030 2,755 3,045 3,306 3,857 3,990 3,998 5,510 5,997 6,090 7,714 8,265 9,995 11,571 11,994 13,993 16,530 19,285 19,990 23,142 27,986 29,985 37,981 38,570 41,979 57,855 57,971 59,970 69,965 75,962 83,958 113,943 115,710 115,942 139,930 173,913 189,905 209,895 227,886 265,867 289,855 347,826 379,810 405,797 419,790 531,734 569,715 579,710 797,601 811,594 869,565 1,101,449 1,139,430 1,217,391 1,329,335 1,595,202 1,739,130 2,028,985 2,202,898 2,434,782 2,658,670 3,304,347 3,988,005 4,057,970 5,507,245 6,086,955 6,608,694 7,710,143 7,976,010 11,014,490 12,173,910 15,420,286 16,521,735 23,130,429 33,043,470 38,550,715 46,260,858 77,101,430 115,652,145 and 231,304,290, with no remainder.

Since 231,304,290 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,304,290, 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).