Q: Is 316,038,768 a Composite Number?

Why is 316,038,768 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 316,038,768 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 23 24 46 48 69 83 92 138 166 184 249 276 332 368 498 552 664 996 1,104 1,328 1,909 1,992 3,449 3,818 3,984 5,727 6,898 7,636 10,347 11,454 13,796 15,272 20,694 22,908 27,592 30,544 41,388 45,816 55,184 79,327 82,776 91,632 158,654 165,552 237,981 286,267 317,308 475,962 572,534 634,616 858,801 951,924 1,145,068 1,269,232 1,717,602 1,903,848 2,290,136 3,435,204 3,807,696 4,580,272 6,584,141 6,870,408 13,168,282 13,740,816 19,752,423 26,336,564 39,504,846 52,673,128 79,009,692 105,346,256 158,019,384 and 316,038,768, with no remainder.

Since 316,038,768 cannot be divided by just 1 and 316,038,768, 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).