Q: Is 243,524,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 243,524,040 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 243,524,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 113 120 226 339 452 565 678 904 1,130 1,356 1,695 2,260 2,712 3,390 4,520 6,780 13,560 17,959 35,918 53,877 71,836 89,795 107,754 143,672 179,590 215,508 269,385 359,180 431,016 538,770 718,360 1,077,540 2,029,367 2,155,080 4,058,734 6,088,101 8,117,468 10,146,835 12,176,202 16,234,936 20,293,670 24,352,404 30,440,505 40,587,340 48,704,808 60,881,010 81,174,680 121,762,020 and 243,524,040, with no remainder.

Since 243,524,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 243,524,040, 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).