Q: Is 31,310,016 a Composite Number?

Why is 31,310,016 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 31,310,016 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 64 96 192 313 521 626 939 1,042 1,252 1,563 1,878 2,084 2,504 3,126 3,756 4,168 5,008 6,252 7,512 8,336 10,016 12,504 15,024 16,672 20,032 25,008 30,048 33,344 50,016 60,096 100,032 163,073 326,146 489,219 652,292 978,438 1,304,584 1,956,876 2,609,168 3,913,752 5,218,336 7,827,504 10,436,672 15,655,008 and 31,310,016, with no remainder.

Since 31,310,016 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,310,016, 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).