Q: Is 268,117,626 a Composite Number?

Why is 268,117,626 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 268,117,626 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 19 21 38 42 57 79 114 133 158 237 266 399 474 553 798 1,106 1,501 1,659 3,002 3,318 4,253 4,503 8,506 9,006 10,507 12,759 21,014 25,518 29,771 31,521 59,542 63,042 80,807 89,313 161,614 178,626 242,421 335,987 484,842 565,649 671,974 1,007,961 1,131,298 1,696,947 2,015,922 2,351,909 3,393,894 4,703,818 6,383,753 7,055,727 12,767,506 14,111,454 19,151,259 38,302,518 44,686,271 89,372,542 134,058,813 and 268,117,626, with no remainder.

Since 268,117,626 cannot be divided by just 1 and 268,117,626, 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).