Q: Is 331,348,602 a Composite Number?

Why is 331,348,602 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 331,348,602 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 59 78 89 118 177 178 267 354 534 767 809 1,157 1,534 1,618 2,301 2,314 2,427 3,471 4,602 4,854 5,251 6,942 10,502 10,517 15,753 21,034 31,506 31,551 47,731 63,102 68,263 72,001 95,462 136,526 143,193 144,002 204,789 216,003 286,386 409,578 432,006 620,503 936,013 1,241,006 1,861,509 1,872,026 2,808,039 3,723,018 4,248,059 5,616,078 8,496,118 12,744,177 25,488,354 55,224,767 110,449,534 165,674,301 and 331,348,602, with no remainder.

Since 331,348,602 cannot be divided by just 1 and 331,348,602, 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).