Q: Is 278,381,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 278,381,550 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 278,381,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 25 30 31 50 62 75 93 131 150 155 186 262 310 393 457 465 655 775 786 914 930 1,310 1,371 1,550 1,965 2,285 2,325 2,742 3,275 3,930 4,061 4,570 4,650 6,550 6,855 8,122 9,825 11,425 12,183 13,710 14,167 19,650 20,305 22,850 24,366 28,334 34,275 40,610 42,501 59,867 60,915 68,550 70,835 85,002 101,525 119,734 121,830 141,670 179,601 203,050 212,505 299,335 304,575 354,175 359,202 425,010 598,670 609,150 708,350 898,005 1,062,525 1,496,675 1,796,010 1,855,877 2,125,050 2,993,350 3,711,754 4,490,025 5,567,631 8,980,050 9,279,385 11,135,262 18,558,770 27,838,155 46,396,925 55,676,310 92,793,850 139,190,775 and 278,381,550, with no remainder.

Since 278,381,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 278,381,550, 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).