Q: Is 235,048,608 a Composite Number?

Why is 235,048,608 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 235,048,608 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 72 96 108 144 163 216 288 326 432 489 652 864 978 1,304 1,467 1,669 1,956 2,608 2,934 3,338 3,912 4,401 5,007 5,216 5,868 6,676 7,824 8,802 10,014 11,736 13,352 15,021 15,648 17,604 20,028 23,472 26,704 30,042 35,208 40,056 45,063 46,944 53,408 60,084 70,416 80,112 90,126 120,168 140,832 160,224 180,252 240,336 272,047 360,504 480,672 544,094 721,008 816,141 1,088,188 1,442,016 1,632,282 2,176,376 2,448,423 3,264,564 4,352,752 4,896,846 6,529,128 7,345,269 8,705,504 9,793,692 13,058,256 14,690,538 19,587,384 26,116,512 29,381,076 39,174,768 58,762,152 78,349,536 117,524,304 and 235,048,608, with no remainder.

Since 235,048,608 cannot be divided by just 1 and 235,048,608, 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).