Q: Is 260,334,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 260,334,550 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 260,334,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 25 35 49 50 59 70 98 118 175 245 295 350 413 490 590 826 1,225 1,475 1,801 2,065 2,450 2,891 2,950 3,602 4,130 5,782 9,005 10,325 12,607 14,455 18,010 20,650 25,214 28,910 45,025 63,035 72,275 88,249 90,050 106,259 126,070 144,550 176,498 212,518 315,175 441,245 531,295 630,350 743,813 882,490 1,062,590 1,487,626 2,206,225 2,656,475 3,719,065 4,412,450 5,206,691 5,312,950 7,438,130 10,413,382 18,595,325 26,033,455 37,190,650 52,066,910 130,167,275 and 260,334,550, with no remainder.

Since 260,334,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 260,334,550, 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).