Q: Is 316,307,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 316,307,760 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 316,307,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 80 101 120 202 240 303 404 505 606 808 1,010 1,212 1,515 1,616 2,020 2,424 3,030 4,040 4,848 6,060 8,080 12,120 13,049 24,240 26,098 39,147 52,196 65,245 78,294 104,392 130,490 156,588 195,735 208,784 260,980 313,176 391,470 521,960 626,352 782,940 1,043,920 1,317,949 1,565,880 2,635,898 3,131,760 3,953,847 5,271,796 6,589,745 7,907,694 10,543,592 13,179,490 15,815,388 19,769,235 21,087,184 26,358,980 31,630,776 39,538,470 52,717,960 63,261,552 79,076,940 105,435,920 158,153,880 and 316,307,760, with no remainder.

Since 316,307,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 316,307,760, 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).