Q: Is 321,232,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 321,232,100 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 321,232,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 50 61 70 100 122 140 175 244 305 350 427 610 700 854 1,220 1,525 1,708 2,135 3,050 4,270 6,100 7,523 8,540 10,675 15,046 21,350 30,092 37,615 42,700 52,661 75,230 105,322 150,460 188,075 210,644 263,305 376,150 458,903 526,610 752,300 917,806 1,053,220 1,316,525 1,835,612 2,294,515 2,633,050 3,212,321 4,589,030 5,266,100 6,424,642 9,178,060 11,472,575 12,849,284 16,061,605 22,945,150 32,123,210 45,890,300 64,246,420 80,308,025 160,616,050 and 321,232,100, with no remainder.

Since 321,232,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 321,232,100, 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).