Q: Is 238,660,224 a Composite Number?

Why is 238,660,224 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 238,660,224 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 22 24 32 33 44 48 64 66 88 96 128 132 176 192 264 352 384 528 704 1,056 1,408 2,112 4,224 56,501 113,002 169,503 226,004 339,006 452,008 621,511 678,012 904,016 1,243,022 1,356,024 1,808,032 1,864,533 2,486,044 2,712,048 3,616,064 3,729,066 4,972,088 5,424,096 7,232,128 7,458,132 9,944,176 10,848,192 14,916,264 19,888,352 21,696,384 29,832,528 39,776,704 59,665,056 79,553,408 119,330,112 and 238,660,224, with no remainder.

Since 238,660,224 cannot be divided by just 1 and 238,660,224, 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).