Q: Is 312,432,048 a Composite Number?

Why is 312,432,048 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 312,432,048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 19 24 36 38 48 57 72 76 114 144 152 171 228 304 342 456 684 912 1,368 2,736 114,193 228,386 342,579 456,772 685,158 913,544 1,027,737 1,370,316 1,827,088 2,055,474 2,169,667 2,740,632 4,110,948 4,339,334 5,481,264 6,509,001 8,221,896 8,678,668 13,018,002 16,443,792 17,357,336 19,527,003 26,036,004 34,714,672 39,054,006 52,072,008 78,108,012 104,144,016 156,216,024 and 312,432,048, with no remainder.

Since 312,432,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 312,432,048, 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).