Q: Is 324,135,416 a Composite Number?

Why is 324,135,416 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 324,135,416 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 22 44 88 3,683,357 7,366,714 14,733,428 29,466,856 40,516,927 81,033,854 162,067,708 and 324,135,416, with no remainder.

Since 324,135,416 cannot be divided by just 1 and 324,135,416, 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).