Q: Is 277,046,088 a Composite Number?

Why is 277,046,088 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 277,046,088 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 22 24 33 44 66 88 132 264 401 802 1,203 1,604 2,406 2,617 3,208 4,411 4,812 5,234 7,851 8,822 9,624 10,468 13,233 15,702 17,644 20,936 26,466 28,787 31,404 35,288 52,932 57,574 62,808 86,361 105,864 115,148 172,722 230,296 345,444 690,888 1,049,417 2,098,834 3,148,251 4,197,668 6,296,502 8,395,336 11,543,587 12,593,004 23,087,174 25,186,008 34,630,761 46,174,348 69,261,522 92,348,696 138,523,044 and 277,046,088, with no remainder.

Since 277,046,088 cannot be divided by just 1 and 277,046,088, 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).