Q: Is 316,356,624 a Composite Number?

Why is 316,356,624 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 316,356,624 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 36 47 48 54 72 94 108 141 144 188 216 282 376 423 432 564 752 846 1,128 1,269 1,692 2,256 2,538 3,384 5,076 6,768 10,152 15,581 20,304 31,162 46,743 62,324 93,486 124,648 140,229 186,972 249,296 280,458 373,944 420,687 560,916 732,307 747,888 841,374 1,121,832 1,464,614 1,682,748 2,196,921 2,243,664 2,929,228 3,365,496 4,393,842 5,858,456 6,590,763 6,730,992 8,787,684 11,716,912 13,181,526 17,575,368 19,772,289 26,363,052 35,150,736 39,544,578 52,726,104 79,089,156 105,452,208 158,178,312 and 316,356,624, with no remainder.

Since 316,356,624 cannot be divided by just 1 and 316,356,624, 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).