Q: Is 324,202,461 a Composite Number?

Why is 324,202,461 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 324,202,461 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 17 33 51 187 561 577,901 1,733,703 6,356,911 9,824,317 19,070,733 29,472,951 108,067,487 and 324,202,461, with no remainder.

Since 324,202,461 cannot be divided by just 1 and 324,202,461, 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).