Q: Is 272,342,430 a Composite Number?

Why is 272,342,430 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 272,342,430 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 30 45 61 90 113 122 183 226 305 339 366 439 549 565 610 678 878 915 1,017 1,098 1,130 1,317 1,695 1,830 2,034 2,195 2,634 2,745 3,390 3,951 4,390 5,085 5,490 6,585 6,893 7,902 10,170 13,170 13,786 19,755 20,679 26,779 34,465 39,510 41,358 49,607 53,558 62,037 68,930 80,337 99,214 103,395 124,074 133,895 148,821 160,674 206,790 241,011 248,035 267,790 297,642 310,185 401,685 446,463 482,022 496,070 620,370 744,105 803,370 892,926 1,205,055 1,488,210 2,232,315 2,410,110 3,026,027 4,464,630 6,052,054 9,078,081 15,130,135 18,156,162 27,234,243 30,260,270 45,390,405 54,468,486 90,780,810 136,171,215 and 272,342,430, with no remainder.

Since 272,342,430 cannot be divided by just 1 and 272,342,430, 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).