Q: Is 317,615,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 317,615,550 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 317,615,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 25 30 35 42 49 50 70 75 79 98 105 147 150 158 175 210 237 245 294 350 395 474 490 525 547 553 735 790 1,050 1,094 1,106 1,185 1,225 1,470 1,641 1,659 1,975 2,370 2,450 2,735 2,765 3,282 3,318 3,675 3,829 3,871 3,950 5,470 5,530 5,925 7,350 7,658 7,742 8,205 8,295 11,487 11,613 11,850 13,675 13,825 16,410 16,590 19,145 19,355 22,974 23,226 26,803 27,350 27,650 38,290 38,710 41,025 41,475 43,213 53,606 57,435 58,065 80,409 82,050 82,950 86,426 95,725 96,775 114,870 116,130 129,639 134,015 160,818 191,450 193,550 216,065 259,278 268,030 287,175 290,325 302,491 402,045 432,130 574,350 580,650 604,982 648,195 670,075 804,090 907,473 1,080,325 1,296,390 1,340,150 1,512,455 1,814,946 2,010,225 2,117,437 2,160,650 3,024,910 3,240,975 4,020,450 4,234,874 4,537,365 6,352,311 6,481,950 7,562,275 9,074,730 10,587,185 12,704,622 15,124,550 21,174,370 22,686,825 31,761,555 45,373,650 52,935,925 63,523,110 105,871,850 158,807,775 and 317,615,550, with no remainder.

Since 317,615,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 317,615,550, 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).