Q: Is 284,275,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 284,275,480 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 284,275,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 71 142 199 284 355 398 503 568 710 796 995 1,006 1,420 1,592 1,990 2,012 2,515 2,840 3,980 4,024 5,030 7,960 10,060 14,129 20,120 28,258 35,713 56,516 70,645 71,426 100,097 113,032 141,290 142,852 178,565 200,194 282,580 285,704 357,130 400,388 500,485 565,160 714,260 800,776 1,000,970 1,428,520 2,001,940 4,003,880 7,106,887 14,213,774 28,427,548 35,534,435 56,855,096 71,068,870 142,137,740 and 284,275,480, with no remainder.

Since 284,275,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 284,275,480, 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).