Q: Is 248,033,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 248,033,640 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 248,033,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 53 59 60 106 118 120 159 177 212 236 265 295 318 354 424 472 530 590 636 661 708 795 885 1,060 1,180 1,272 1,322 1,416 1,590 1,770 1,983 2,120 2,360 2,644 3,127 3,180 3,305 3,540 3,966 5,288 6,254 6,360 6,610 7,080 7,932 9,381 9,915 12,508 13,220 15,635 15,864 18,762 19,830 25,016 26,440 31,270 35,033 37,524 38,999 39,660 46,905 62,540 70,066 75,048 77,998 79,320 93,810 105,099 116,997 125,080 140,132 155,996 175,165 187,620 194,995 210,198 233,994 280,264 311,992 350,330 375,240 389,990 420,396 467,988 525,495 584,985 700,660 779,980 840,792 935,976 1,050,990 1,169,970 1,401,320 1,559,960 2,066,947 2,101,980 2,339,940 4,133,894 4,203,960 4,679,880 6,200,841 8,267,788 10,334,735 12,401,682 16,535,576 20,669,470 24,803,364 31,004,205 41,338,940 49,606,728 62,008,410 82,677,880 124,016,820 and 248,033,640, with no remainder.

Since 248,033,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,033,640, 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).