Q: Is 261,310,062 a Composite Number?

Why is 261,310,062 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 261,310,062 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 78 83 166 181 223 249 362 446 498 543 669 1,079 1,086 1,338 2,158 2,353 2,899 3,237 4,706 5,798 6,474 7,059 8,697 14,118 15,023 17,394 18,509 30,046 37,018 40,363 45,069 55,527 80,726 90,138 111,054 121,089 195,299 240,617 242,178 390,598 481,234 524,719 585,897 721,851 1,049,438 1,171,794 1,443,702 1,574,157 3,148,314 3,350,129 6,700,258 10,050,387 20,100,774 43,551,677 87,103,354 130,655,031 and 261,310,062, with no remainder.

Since 261,310,062 cannot be divided by just 1 and 261,310,062, 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).