Q: Is 316,375,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 316,375,500 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 316,375,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 25 28 29 30 35 42 50 58 60 70 75 84 87 100 105 116 125 140 145 150 174 175 203 210 250 290 300 348 350 375 406 420 435 500 525 580 609 700 725 750 812 870 875 1,015 1,039 1,050 1,218 1,450 1,500 1,740 1,750 2,030 2,078 2,100 2,175 2,436 2,625 2,900 3,045 3,117 3,500 3,625 4,060 4,156 4,350 5,075 5,195 5,250 6,090 6,234 7,250 7,273 8,700 10,150 10,390 10,500 10,875 12,180 12,468 14,500 14,546 15,225 15,585 20,300 20,780 21,750 21,819 25,375 25,975 29,092 30,131 30,450 31,170 36,365 43,500 43,638 50,750 51,950 60,262 60,900 62,340 72,730 76,125 77,925 87,276 90,393 101,500 103,900 109,095 120,524 129,875 145,460 150,655 152,250 155,850 180,786 181,825 210,917 218,190 259,750 301,310 304,500 311,700 361,572 363,650 389,625 421,834 436,380 451,965 519,500 545,475 602,620 632,751 727,300 753,275 779,250 843,668 903,930 909,125 1,054,585 1,090,950 1,265,502 1,506,550 1,558,500 1,807,860 1,818,250 2,109,170 2,181,900 2,259,825 2,531,004 2,727,375 3,013,100 3,163,755 3,636,500 3,766,375 4,218,340 4,519,650 5,272,925 5,454,750 6,327,510 7,532,750 9,039,300 10,545,850 10,909,500 11,299,125 12,655,020 15,065,500 15,818,775 21,091,700 22,598,250 26,364,625 31,637,550 45,196,500 52,729,250 63,275,100 79,093,875 105,458,500 158,187,750 and 316,375,500, with no remainder.

Since 316,375,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 316,375,500, 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).