Q: Is 264,621,336 a Composite Number?

Why is 264,621,336 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 264,621,336 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 37 42 56 74 84 111 148 168 222 259 296 444 518 777 888 1,036 1,554 2,072 3,108 6,216 42,571 85,142 127,713 170,284 255,426 297,997 340,568 510,852 595,994 893,991 1,021,704 1,191,988 1,575,127 1,787,982 2,383,976 3,150,254 3,575,964 4,725,381 6,300,508 7,151,928 9,450,762 11,025,889 12,601,016 18,901,524 22,051,778 33,077,667 37,803,048 44,103,556 66,155,334 88,207,112 132,310,668 and 264,621,336, with no remainder.

Since 264,621,336 cannot be divided by just 1 and 264,621,336, 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).