Q: Is 321,263,460 a Composite Number?

Why is 321,263,460 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 321,263,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 28 30 35 36 42 45 60 63 70 84 90 105 126 140 180 210 252 315 420 630 1,260 254,971 509,942 764,913 1,019,884 1,274,855 1,529,826 1,784,797 2,294,739 2,549,710 3,059,652 3,569,594 3,824,565 4,589,478 5,099,420 5,354,391 7,139,188 7,649,130 8,923,985 9,178,956 10,708,782 11,473,695 15,298,260 16,063,173 17,847,970 21,417,564 22,947,390 26,771,955 32,126,346 35,695,940 45,894,780 53,543,910 64,252,692 80,315,865 107,087,820 160,631,730 and 321,263,460, with no remainder.

Since 321,263,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 321,263,460, 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).