Q: Is 261,341,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 261,341,040 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 261,341,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 29 30 40 48 58 60 80 87 116 120 145 174 232 240 290 348 435 464 580 696 870 1,160 1,392 1,740 2,320 3,480 6,960 37,549 75,098 112,647 150,196 187,745 225,294 300,392 375,490 450,588 563,235 600,784 750,980 901,176 1,088,921 1,126,470 1,501,960 1,802,352 2,177,842 2,252,940 3,003,920 3,266,763 4,355,684 4,505,880 5,444,605 6,533,526 8,711,368 9,011,760 10,889,210 13,067,052 16,333,815 17,422,736 21,778,420 26,134,104 32,667,630 43,556,840 52,268,208 65,335,260 87,113,680 130,670,520 and 261,341,040, with no remainder.

Since 261,341,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 261,341,040, 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).