Q: Is 243,213,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 243,213,000 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 243,213,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 75 100 120 125 150 200 250 300 375 500 600 750 1,000 1,500 3,000 81,071 162,142 243,213 324,284 405,355 486,426 648,568 810,710 972,852 1,216,065 1,621,420 1,945,704 2,026,775 2,432,130 3,242,840 4,053,550 4,864,260 6,080,325 8,107,100 9,728,520 10,133,875 12,160,650 16,214,200 20,267,750 24,321,300 30,401,625 40,535,500 48,642,600 60,803,250 81,071,000 121,606,500 and 243,213,000, with no remainder.

Since 243,213,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 243,213,000, 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).