Q: Is 237,215,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 237,215,760 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 237,215,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 19 20 24 30 38 40 48 57 60 76 80 95 114 120 152 190 228 240 285 304 380 456 570 760 912 1,140 1,520 2,280 4,560 52,021 104,042 156,063 208,084 260,105 312,126 416,168 520,210 624,252 780,315 832,336 988,399 1,040,420 1,248,504 1,560,630 1,976,798 2,080,840 2,497,008 2,965,197 3,121,260 3,953,596 4,161,680 4,941,995 5,930,394 6,242,520 7,907,192 9,883,990 11,860,788 12,485,040 14,825,985 15,814,384 19,767,980 23,721,576 29,651,970 39,535,960 47,443,152 59,303,940 79,071,920 118,607,880 and 237,215,760, with no remainder.

Since 237,215,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 237,215,760, 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).