Q: Is 246,035,010 a Composite Number?

Why is 246,035,010 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 246,035,010 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 13 15 26 30 39 53 65 78 106 130 159 195 265 318 390 530 689 795 1,378 1,590 2,067 3,445 4,134 6,890 10,335 11,903 20,670 23,806 35,709 59,515 71,418 119,030 154,739 178,545 309,478 357,090 464,217 630,859 773,695 928,434 1,261,718 1,547,390 1,892,577 2,321,085 3,154,295 3,785,154 4,642,170 6,308,590 8,201,167 9,462,885 16,402,334 18,925,770 24,603,501 41,005,835 49,207,002 82,011,670 123,017,505 and 246,035,010, with no remainder.

Since 246,035,010 cannot be divided by just 1 and 246,035,010, 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).