Q: Is 260,072,316 a Composite Number?

Why is 260,072,316 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 260,072,316 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 23 27 28 36 42 46 54 63 69 84 92 108 126 138 161 189 207 252 276 322 378 414 483 621 644 756 828 966 1,242 1,449 1,932 2,484 2,898 4,347 5,796 8,694 14,957 17,388 29,914 44,871 59,828 89,742 104,699 134,613 179,484 209,398 269,226 314,097 344,011 403,839 418,796 538,452 628,194 688,022 807,678 942,291 1,032,033 1,256,388 1,376,044 1,615,356 1,884,582 2,064,066 2,408,077 2,826,873 3,096,099 3,769,164 4,128,132 4,816,154 5,653,746 6,192,198 7,224,231 9,288,297 9,632,308 11,307,492 12,384,396 14,448,462 18,576,594 21,672,693 28,896,924 37,153,188 43,345,386 65,018,079 86,690,772 130,036,158 and 260,072,316, with no remainder.

Since 260,072,316 cannot be divided by just 1 and 260,072,316, 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).