Q: Is 310,201,234 a Composite Number?

Why is 310,201,234 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 310,201,234 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 271 542 1,897 3,794 81,761 163,522 572,327 1,144,654 22,157,231 44,314,462 155,100,617 and 310,201,234, with no remainder.

Since 310,201,234 cannot be divided by just 1 and 310,201,234, 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).