Q: Is 322,302,123 a Composite Number?

Why is 322,302,123 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 322,302,123 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 13 33 39 99 117 143 223 429 669 1,123 1,287 2,007 2,453 2,899 3,369 7,359 8,697 10,107 12,353 14,599 22,077 26,091 31,889 37,059 43,797 95,667 111,177 131,391 160,589 250,429 287,001 481,767 751,287 1,445,301 2,253,861 2,754,719 3,255,577 8,264,157 9,766,731 24,792,471 29,300,193 35,811,347 107,434,041 and 322,302,123, with no remainder.

Since 322,302,123 cannot be divided by just 1 and 322,302,123, 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).