Q: Is 234,102,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 234,102,500 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 234,102,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 29 50 58 100 116 125 145 250 290 500 580 625 725 1,250 1,450 2,500 2,900 3,229 3,625 6,458 7,250 12,916 14,500 16,145 18,125 32,290 36,250 64,580 72,500 80,725 93,641 161,450 187,282 322,900 374,564 403,625 468,205 807,250 936,410 1,614,500 1,872,820 2,018,125 2,341,025 4,036,250 4,682,050 8,072,500 9,364,100 11,705,125 23,410,250 46,820,500 58,525,625 117,051,250 and 234,102,500, with no remainder.

Since 234,102,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 234,102,500, 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).