Q: Is 278,311,050 a Composite Number?

Why is 278,311,050 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 278,311,050 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 19 25 30 38 43 45 50 57 75 86 90 95 114 129 150 171 190 215 225 258 285 342 387 430 450 475 570 645 757 774 817 855 950 1,075 1,290 1,425 1,514 1,634 1,710 1,935 2,150 2,271 2,451 2,850 3,225 3,785 3,870 4,085 4,275 4,542 4,902 6,450 6,813 7,353 7,570 8,170 8,550 9,675 11,355 12,255 13,626 14,383 14,706 18,925 19,350 20,425 22,710 24,510 28,766 32,551 34,065 36,765 37,850 40,850 43,149 56,775 61,275 65,102 68,130 71,915 73,530 86,298 97,653 113,550 122,550 129,447 143,830 162,755 170,325 183,825 195,306 215,745 258,894 292,959 325,510 340,650 359,575 367,650 431,490 488,265 585,918 618,469 647,235 719,150 813,775 976,530 1,078,725 1,236,938 1,294,470 1,464,795 1,627,550 1,855,407 2,157,450 2,441,325 2,929,590 3,092,345 3,236,175 3,710,814 4,882,650 5,566,221 6,184,690 6,472,350 7,323,975 9,277,035 11,132,442 14,647,950 15,461,725 18,554,070 27,831,105 30,923,450 46,385,175 55,662,210 92,770,350 139,155,525 and 278,311,050, with no remainder.

Since 278,311,050 cannot be divided by just 1 and 278,311,050, 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).