Q: Is 237,463,650 a Composite Number?

Why is 237,463,650 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 237,463,650 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 17 18 25 27 30 34 45 50 51 54 75 81 85 90 102 135 150 153 162 170 225 255 270 306 405 425 450 459 510 675 765 810 850 918 1,275 1,350 1,377 1,530 2,025 2,295 2,550 2,754 3,449 3,825 4,050 4,590 6,885 6,898 7,650 10,347 11,475 13,770 17,245 20,694 22,950 31,041 34,425 34,490 51,735 58,633 62,082 68,850 86,225 93,123 103,470 117,266 155,205 172,450 175,899 186,246 258,675 279,369 293,165 310,410 351,798 465,615 517,350 527,697 558,738 586,330 776,025 879,495 931,230 1,055,394 1,396,845 1,465,825 1,552,050 1,583,091 1,758,990 2,328,075 2,638,485 2,793,690 2,931,650 3,166,182 4,397,475 4,656,150 4,749,273 5,276,970 6,984,225 7,915,455 8,794,950 9,498,546 13,192,425 13,968,450 15,830,910 23,746,365 26,384,850 39,577,275 47,492,730 79,154,550 118,731,825 and 237,463,650, with no remainder.

Since 237,463,650 cannot be divided by just 1 and 237,463,650, 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).