Q: Is 233,472,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 233,472,240 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 233,472,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 80 90 108 120 135 144 180 216 240 270 360 432 540 720 1,080 2,160 108,089 216,178 324,267 432,356 540,445 648,534 864,712 972,801 1,080,890 1,297,068 1,621,335 1,729,424 1,945,602 2,161,780 2,594,136 2,918,403 3,242,670 3,891,204 4,323,560 4,864,005 5,188,272 5,836,806 6,485,340 7,782,408 8,647,120 9,728,010 11,673,612 12,970,680 14,592,015 15,564,816 19,456,020 23,347,224 25,941,360 29,184,030 38,912,040 46,694,448 58,368,060 77,824,080 116,736,120 and 233,472,240, with no remainder.

Since 233,472,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 233,472,240, 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).