Q: Is 264,260,438 a Composite Number?

Why is 264,260,438 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 264,260,438 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 37 53 71 73 74 106 142 146 481 689 923 949 962 1,378 1,846 1,898 1,961 2,627 2,701 3,763 3,869 3,922 5,183 5,254 5,402 7,526 7,738 10,366 25,493 34,151 35,113 48,919 50,297 50,986 67,379 68,302 70,226 97,838 100,594 134,758 139,231 143,153 191,771 274,699 278,462 286,306 383,542 549,398 1,810,003 1,860,989 2,493,023 3,571,087 3,620,006 3,721,978 4,986,046 7,142,174 10,163,863 20,327,726 132,130,219 and 264,260,438, with no remainder.

Since 264,260,438 cannot be divided by just 1 and 264,260,438, 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).