Q: Is 312,021,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 312,021,120 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 312,021,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 64 80 96 120 128 160 163 192 240 320 326 384 480 489 640 652 815 960 978 997 1,304 1,630 1,920 1,956 1,994 2,445 2,608 2,991 3,260 3,912 3,988 4,890 4,985 5,216 5,982 6,520 7,824 7,976 9,780 9,970 10,432 11,964 13,040 14,955 15,648 15,952 19,560 19,940 20,864 23,928 26,080 29,910 31,296 31,904 39,120 39,880 47,856 52,160 59,820 62,592 63,808 78,240 79,760 95,712 104,320 119,640 127,616 156,480 159,520 162,511 191,424 239,280 312,960 319,040 325,022 382,848 478,560 487,533 638,080 650,044 812,555 957,120 975,066 1,300,088 1,625,110 1,914,240 1,950,132 2,437,665 2,600,176 3,250,220 3,900,264 4,875,330 5,200,352 6,500,440 7,800,528 9,750,660 10,400,704 13,000,880 15,601,056 19,501,320 20,801,408 26,001,760 31,202,112 39,002,640 52,003,520 62,404,224 78,005,280 104,007,040 156,010,560 and 312,021,120, with no remainder.

Since 312,021,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 312,021,120, 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).