Q: Is 243,414,336 a Composite Number?

Why is 243,414,336 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 243,414,336 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 22 23 24 32 33 44 46 48 64 66 69 88 92 96 132 138 176 184 192 253 264 276 352 368 506 528 552 704 736 759 1,012 1,056 1,104 1,472 1,518 2,024 2,112 2,208 3,036 4,048 4,416 5,011 6,072 8,096 10,022 12,144 15,033 16,192 20,044 24,288 30,066 40,088 48,576 55,121 60,132 80,176 110,242 115,253 120,264 160,352 165,363 220,484 230,506 240,528 320,704 330,726 345,759 440,968 461,012 481,056 661,452 691,518 881,936 922,024 962,112 1,267,783 1,322,904 1,383,036 1,763,872 1,844,048 2,535,566 2,645,808 2,766,072 3,527,744 3,688,096 3,803,349 5,071,132 5,291,616 5,532,144 7,376,192 7,606,698 10,142,264 10,583,232 11,064,288 15,213,396 20,284,528 22,128,576 30,426,792 40,569,056 60,853,584 81,138,112 121,707,168 and 243,414,336, with no remainder.

Since 243,414,336 cannot be divided by just 1 and 243,414,336, 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).