Q: Is 316,971,630 a Composite Number?

Why is 316,971,630 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 316,971,630 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 17 18 27 30 34 45 51 54 81 85 90 102 135 153 162 170 243 255 270 306 405 459 486 510 765 810 918 1,215 1,377 1,530 2,295 2,430 2,754 4,131 4,590 6,885 7,673 8,262 13,770 15,346 20,655 23,019 38,365 41,310 46,038 69,057 76,730 115,095 130,441 138,114 207,171 230,190 260,882 345,285 391,323 414,342 621,513 652,205 690,570 782,646 1,035,855 1,173,969 1,243,026 1,304,410 1,864,539 1,956,615 2,071,710 2,347,938 3,107,565 3,521,907 3,729,078 3,913,230 5,869,845 6,215,130 7,043,814 9,322,695 10,565,721 11,739,690 17,609,535 18,645,390 21,131,442 31,697,163 35,219,070 52,828,605 63,394,326 105,657,210 158,485,815 and 316,971,630, with no remainder.

Since 316,971,630 cannot be divided by just 1 and 316,971,630, 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).