Q: Is 331,323,648 a Composite Number?

Why is 331,323,648 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 331,323,648 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 23 24 32 46 48 64 69 92 96 128 138 184 192 256 276 368 384 552 736 768 1,104 1,472 2,208 2,944 4,416 5,888 8,832 17,664 18,757 37,514 56,271 75,028 112,542 150,056 225,084 300,112 431,411 450,168 600,224 862,822 900,336 1,200,448 1,294,233 1,725,644 1,800,672 2,400,896 2,588,466 3,451,288 3,601,344 4,801,792 5,176,932 6,902,576 7,202,688 10,353,864 13,805,152 14,405,376 20,707,728 27,610,304 41,415,456 55,220,608 82,830,912 110,441,216 165,661,824 and 331,323,648, with no remainder.

Since 331,323,648 cannot be divided by just 1 and 331,323,648, 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).