Q: Is 280,170,330 a Composite Number?

Why is 280,170,330 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 280,170,330 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 11 15 22 30 33 55 66 109 110 165 218 327 330 545 654 1,090 1,199 1,635 2,398 3,270 3,597 5,995 7,194 7,789 11,990 15,578 17,985 23,367 35,970 38,945 46,734 77,890 85,679 116,835 171,358 233,670 257,037 428,395 514,074 849,001 856,790 1,285,185 1,698,002 2,547,003 2,570,370 4,245,005 5,094,006 8,490,010 9,339,011 12,735,015 18,678,022 25,470,030 28,017,033 46,695,055 56,034,066 93,390,110 140,085,165 and 280,170,330, with no remainder.

Since 280,170,330 cannot be divided by just 1 and 280,170,330, 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).