Q: Is 324,202,460 a Composite Number?

Why is 324,202,460 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 324,202,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 509 1,018 2,036 2,545 5,090 10,180 31,847 63,694 127,388 159,235 318,470 636,940 16,210,123 32,420,246 64,840,492 81,050,615 162,101,230 and 324,202,460, with no remainder.

Since 324,202,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 324,202,460, 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).