Q: Is 316,704,336 a Composite Number?

Why is 316,704,336 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 316,704,336 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 24 26 39 41 48 52 78 82 104 123 156 164 208 246 312 328 492 533 624 656 984 1,066 1,599 1,968 2,132 3,198 4,264 6,396 8,528 12,379 12,792 24,758 25,584 37,137 49,516 74,274 99,032 148,548 160,927 198,064 297,096 321,854 482,781 507,539 594,192 643,708 965,562 1,015,078 1,287,416 1,522,617 1,931,124 2,030,156 2,574,832 3,045,234 3,862,248 4,060,312 6,090,468 6,598,007 7,724,496 8,120,624 12,180,936 13,196,014 19,794,021 24,361,872 26,392,028 39,588,042 52,784,056 79,176,084 105,568,112 158,352,168 and 316,704,336, with no remainder.

Since 316,704,336 cannot be divided by just 1 and 316,704,336, 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).