Q: Is 316,682,223 a Composite Number?

Why is 316,682,223 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 316,682,223 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 13 33 37 39 71 111 143 213 281 407 429 481 781 843 923 1,221 1,443 2,343 2,627 2,769 3,091 3,653 5,291 7,881 9,273 10,153 10,397 10,959 15,873 19,951 28,897 30,459 31,191 34,151 40,183 59,853 86,691 102,453 114,367 120,549 135,161 219,461 259,363 343,101 375,661 405,483 658,383 738,187 778,089 1,126,983 1,486,771 2,214,561 2,852,993 4,460,313 8,120,057 8,558,979 9,596,431 24,360,171 28,789,293 105,560,741 and 316,682,223, with no remainder.

Since 316,682,223 cannot be divided by just 1 and 316,682,223, 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).