Q: Is 234,432,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 234,432,100 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 234,432,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 23 25 28 35 46 50 70 92 100 115 140 161 175 230 322 350 460 575 644 700 805 1,150 1,610 2,300 3,220 4,025 8,050 14,561 16,100 29,122 58,244 72,805 101,927 145,610 203,854 291,220 334,903 364,025 407,708 509,635 669,806 728,050 1,019,270 1,339,612 1,456,100 1,674,515 2,038,540 2,344,321 2,548,175 3,349,030 4,688,642 5,096,350 6,698,060 8,372,575 9,377,284 10,192,700 11,721,605 16,745,150 23,443,210 33,490,300 46,886,420 58,608,025 117,216,050 and 234,432,100, with no remainder.

Since 234,432,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 234,432,100, 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).