Q: Is 253,087,290 a Composite Number?

Why is 253,087,290 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 253,087,290 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 30 45 90 389 778 1,167 1,945 2,334 3,501 3,890 5,835 7,002 7,229 11,670 14,458 17,505 21,687 35,010 36,145 43,374 65,061 72,290 108,435 130,122 216,870 325,305 650,610 2,812,081 5,624,162 8,436,243 14,060,405 16,872,486 25,308,729 28,120,810 42,181,215 50,617,458 84,362,430 126,543,645 and 253,087,290, with no remainder.

Since 253,087,290 cannot be divided by just 1 and 253,087,290, 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).