Q: Is 311,828,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 311,828,760 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 311,828,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 19 20 24 30 36 38 40 45 57 60 72 76 90 95 114 120 152 171 180 190 228 285 342 360 380 456 570 684 760 855 1,140 1,368 1,710 2,280 3,420 6,840 45,589 91,178 136,767 182,356 227,945 273,534 364,712 410,301 455,890 547,068 683,835 820,602 866,191 911,780 1,094,136 1,367,670 1,641,204 1,732,382 1,823,560 2,051,505 2,598,573 2,735,340 3,282,408 3,464,764 4,103,010 4,330,955 5,197,146 5,470,680 6,929,528 7,795,719 8,206,020 8,661,910 10,394,292 12,992,865 15,591,438 16,412,040 17,323,820 20,788,584 25,985,730 31,182,876 34,647,640 38,978,595 51,971,460 62,365,752 77,957,190 103,942,920 155,914,380 and 311,828,760, with no remainder.

Since 311,828,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 311,828,760, 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).