Q: Is 312,042,060 a Composite Number?

Why is 312,042,060 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 312,042,060 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 30 33 36 44 45 55 60 66 90 99 110 121 132 165 180 198 220 242 330 363 396 484 495 605 660 726 990 1,089 1,210 1,452 1,815 1,980 2,178 2,420 3,630 4,356 5,445 7,260 10,890 14,327 21,780 28,654 42,981 57,308 71,635 85,962 128,943 143,270 157,597 171,924 214,905 257,886 286,540 315,194 429,810 472,791 515,772 630,388 644,715 787,985 859,620 945,582 1,289,430 1,418,373 1,575,970 1,733,567 1,891,164 2,363,955 2,578,860 2,836,746 3,151,940 3,467,134 4,727,910 5,200,701 5,673,492 6,934,268 7,091,865 8,667,835 9,455,820 10,401,402 14,183,730 15,602,103 17,335,670 20,802,804 26,003,505 28,367,460 31,204,206 34,671,340 52,007,010 62,408,412 78,010,515 104,014,020 156,021,030 and 312,042,060, with no remainder.

Since 312,042,060 cannot be divided by just 1 and 312,042,060, 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).