Q: Is 310,122,012 a Composite Number?

Why is 310,122,012 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 310,122,012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 37 74 111 148 222 419 444 838 1,257 1,667 1,676 2,514 3,334 5,001 5,028 6,668 10,002 15,503 20,004 31,006 46,509 61,679 62,012 93,018 123,358 185,037 186,036 246,716 370,074 698,473 740,148 1,396,946 2,095,419 2,793,892 4,190,838 8,381,676 25,843,501 51,687,002 77,530,503 103,374,004 155,061,006 and 310,122,012, with no remainder.

Since 310,122,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 310,122,012, 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).