Q: Is 243,213,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 243,213,440 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 243,213,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 80 128 160 293 320 586 640 1,172 1,297 1,465 2,344 2,594 2,930 4,688 5,188 5,860 6,485 9,376 10,376 11,720 12,970 18,752 20,752 23,440 25,940 37,504 41,504 46,880 51,880 83,008 93,760 103,760 166,016 187,520 207,520 380,021 415,040 760,042 830,080 1,520,084 1,900,105 3,040,168 3,800,210 6,080,336 7,600,420 12,160,672 15,200,840 24,321,344 30,401,680 48,642,688 60,803,360 121,606,720 and 243,213,440, with no remainder.

Since 243,213,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 243,213,440, 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).