Q: Is 331,132,242 a Composite Number?

Why is 331,132,242 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 331,132,242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 23 42 46 69 138 161 322 373 483 746 919 966 1,119 1,838 2,238 2,611 2,757 5,222 5,514 6,433 7,833 8,579 12,866 15,666 17,158 19,299 21,137 25,737 38,598 42,274 51,474 60,053 63,411 120,106 126,822 147,959 180,159 295,918 342,787 360,318 443,877 685,574 887,754 1,028,361 2,056,722 2,399,509 4,799,018 7,198,527 7,884,101 14,397,054 15,768,202 23,652,303 47,304,606 55,188,707 110,377,414 165,566,121 and 331,132,242, with no remainder.

Since 331,132,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 331,132,242, 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).