Q: Is 311,605,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 311,605,560 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 311,605,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 24 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 56 60 63 70 72 84 90 105 120 126 140 168 180 210 252 280 315 360 420 504 630 840 1,260 2,520 123,653 247,306 370,959 494,612 618,265 741,918 865,571 989,224 1,112,877 1,236,530 1,483,836 1,731,142 1,854,795 2,225,754 2,473,060 2,596,713 2,967,672 3,462,284 3,709,590 4,327,855 4,451,508 4,946,120 5,193,426 5,564,385 6,924,568 7,419,180 7,790,139 8,655,710 8,903,016 10,386,852 11,128,770 12,983,565 14,838,360 15,580,278 17,311,420 20,773,704 22,257,540 25,967,130 31,160,556 34,622,840 38,950,695 44,515,080 51,934,260 62,321,112 77,901,390 103,868,520 155,802,780 and 311,605,560, with no remainder.

Since 311,605,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 311,605,560, 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).