Q: Is 268,102,128 a Composite Number?

Why is 268,102,128 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 268,102,128 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 49 56 84 98 112 147 168 196 294 336 392 588 784 1,176 2,352 113,989 227,978 341,967 455,956 683,934 797,923 911,912 1,367,868 1,595,846 1,823,824 2,393,769 2,735,736 3,191,692 4,787,538 5,471,472 5,585,461 6,383,384 9,575,076 11,170,922 12,766,768 16,756,383 19,150,152 22,341,844 33,512,766 38,300,304 44,683,688 67,025,532 89,367,376 134,051,064 and 268,102,128, with no remainder.

Since 268,102,128 cannot be divided by just 1 and 268,102,128, 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).