Q: Is 311,321,136 a Composite Number?

Why is 311,321,136 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 311,321,136 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 17 21 24 28 34 42 48 51 56 68 84 102 112 119 136 168 204 238 272 336 357 408 476 714 816 952 1,428 1,904 2,856 5,712 54,503 109,006 163,509 218,012 327,018 381,521 436,024 654,036 763,042 872,048 926,551 1,144,563 1,308,072 1,526,084 1,853,102 2,289,126 2,616,144 2,779,653 3,052,168 3,706,204 4,578,252 5,559,306 6,104,336 6,485,857 7,412,408 9,156,504 11,118,612 12,971,714 14,824,816 18,313,008 19,457,571 22,237,224 25,943,428 38,915,142 44,474,448 51,886,856 77,830,284 103,773,712 155,660,568 and 311,321,136, with no remainder.

Since 311,321,136 cannot be divided by just 1 and 311,321,136, 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).