Q: Is 270,301,584 a Composite Number?

Why is 270,301,584 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 270,301,584 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 56 67 84 112 134 168 201 268 336 402 469 536 804 938 1,072 1,407 1,608 1,876 2,814 3,216 3,752 5,628 7,504 11,256 12,007 22,512 24,014 36,021 48,028 72,042 84,049 96,056 144,084 168,098 192,112 252,147 288,168 336,196 504,294 576,336 672,392 804,469 1,008,588 1,344,784 1,608,938 2,017,176 2,413,407 3,217,876 4,034,352 4,826,814 5,631,283 6,435,752 9,653,628 11,262,566 12,871,504 16,893,849 19,307,256 22,525,132 33,787,698 38,614,512 45,050,264 67,575,396 90,100,528 135,150,792 and 270,301,584, with no remainder.

Since 270,301,584 cannot be divided by just 1 and 270,301,584, 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).