Q: Is 278,734,050 a Composite Number?

Why is 278,734,050 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 278,734,050 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 21 25 30 35 42 45 49 50 63 70 75 90 98 105 126 147 150 175 210 225 245 294 315 350 441 450 490 525 630 735 882 1,050 1,225 1,470 1,575 2,205 2,450 3,150 3,675 4,410 7,350 11,025 12,641 22,050 25,282 37,923 63,205 75,846 88,487 113,769 126,410 176,974 189,615 227,538 265,461 316,025 379,230 442,435 530,922 568,845 619,409 632,050 796,383 884,870 948,075 1,137,690 1,238,818 1,327,305 1,592,766 1,858,227 1,896,150 2,212,175 2,654,610 2,844,225 3,097,045 3,716,454 3,981,915 4,424,350 5,574,681 5,688,450 6,194,090 6,636,525 7,963,830 9,291,135 11,149,362 13,273,050 15,485,225 18,582,270 19,909,575 27,873,405 30,970,450 39,819,150 46,455,675 55,746,810 92,911,350 139,367,025 and 278,734,050, with no remainder.

Since 278,734,050 cannot be divided by just 1 and 278,734,050, 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).