Q: Is 253,038,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 253,038,200 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 253,038,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 17 19 20 25 34 38 40 50 68 76 85 95 100 136 152 170 190 200 323 340 380 425 475 646 680 760 850 950 1,292 1,615 1,700 1,900 2,584 3,230 3,400 3,800 3,917 6,460 7,834 8,075 12,920 15,668 16,150 19,585 31,336 32,300 39,170 64,600 66,589 74,423 78,340 97,925 133,178 148,846 156,680 195,850 266,356 297,692 332,945 372,115 391,700 532,712 595,384 665,890 744,230 783,400 1,265,191 1,331,780 1,488,460 1,664,725 1,860,575 2,530,382 2,663,560 2,976,920 3,329,450 3,721,150 5,060,764 6,325,955 6,658,900 7,442,300 10,121,528 12,651,910 13,317,800 14,884,600 25,303,820 31,629,775 50,607,640 63,259,550 126,519,100 and 253,038,200, with no remainder.

Since 253,038,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 253,038,200, 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).