Q: Is 261,221,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 261,221,480 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 261,221,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 20 26 37 40 52 65 74 104 130 148 185 260 296 370 481 520 740 962 1,480 1,924 2,405 3,848 4,810 9,620 13,577 19,240 27,154 54,308 67,885 108,616 135,770 176,501 271,540 353,002 502,349 543,080 706,004 882,505 1,004,698 1,412,008 1,765,010 2,009,396 2,511,745 3,530,020 4,018,792 5,023,490 6,530,537 7,060,040 10,046,980 13,061,074 20,093,960 26,122,148 32,652,685 52,244,296 65,305,370 130,610,740 and 261,221,480, with no remainder.

Since 261,221,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 261,221,480, 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).