Q: Is 264,224,510 a Composite Number?

Why is 264,224,510 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 264,224,510 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 11 22 29 55 58 110 113 145 226 290 319 565 638 733 1,130 1,243 1,466 1,595 2,486 3,190 3,277 3,665 6,215 6,554 7,330 8,063 12,430 16,126 16,385 21,257 32,770 36,047 40,315 42,514 72,094 80,630 82,829 106,285 165,658 180,235 212,570 233,827 360,470 414,145 467,654 828,290 911,119 1,169,135 1,822,238 2,338,270 2,402,041 4,555,595 4,804,082 9,111,190 12,010,205 24,020,410 26,422,451 52,844,902 132,112,255 and 264,224,510, with no remainder.

Since 264,224,510 cannot be divided by just 1 and 264,224,510, 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).