Q: Is 234,432,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 234,432,400 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 234,432,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 80 100 157 200 314 400 628 785 1,256 1,570 2,512 3,140 3,733 3,925 6,280 7,466 7,850 12,560 14,932 15,700 18,665 29,864 31,400 37,330 59,728 62,800 74,660 93,325 149,320 186,650 298,640 373,300 586,081 746,600 1,172,162 1,493,200 2,344,324 2,930,405 4,688,648 5,860,810 9,377,296 11,721,620 14,652,025 23,443,240 29,304,050 46,886,480 58,608,100 117,216,200 and 234,432,400, with no remainder.

Since 234,432,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 234,432,400, 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).