Q: Is 261,356,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 261,356,200 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 261,356,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 25 28 35 40 49 50 56 70 98 100 140 175 196 200 245 280 350 392 490 700 980 1,225 1,400 1,960 2,450 4,900 9,800 26,669 53,338 106,676 133,345 186,683 213,352 266,690 373,366 533,380 666,725 746,732 933,415 1,066,760 1,306,781 1,333,450 1,493,464 1,866,830 2,613,562 2,666,900 3,733,660 4,667,075 5,227,124 5,333,800 6,533,905 7,467,320 9,334,150 10,454,248 13,067,810 18,668,300 26,135,620 32,669,525 37,336,600 52,271,240 65,339,050 130,678,100 and 261,356,200, with no remainder.

Since 261,356,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 261,356,200, 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).