Q: Is 324,135,414 a Composite Number?

Why is 324,135,414 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 324,135,414 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 67 134 201 397 402 603 677 794 1,191 1,206 1,354 2,031 2,382 3,573 4,062 6,093 7,146 12,186 26,599 45,359 53,198 79,797 90,718 136,077 159,594 239,391 268,769 272,154 408,231 478,782 537,538 806,307 816,462 1,612,614 2,418,921 4,837,842 18,007,523 36,015,046 54,022,569 108,045,138 162,067,707 and 324,135,414, with no remainder.

Since 324,135,414 cannot be divided by just 1 and 324,135,414, 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).