Q: Is 334,101,870 a Composite Number?

Why is 334,101,870 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 334,101,870 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 30 45 90 167 334 501 835 1,002 1,503 1,670 2,505 3,006 5,010 7,515 15,030 22,229 44,458 66,687 111,145 133,374 200,061 222,290 333,435 400,122 666,870 1,000,305 2,000,610 3,712,243 7,424,486 11,136,729 18,561,215 22,273,458 33,410,187 37,122,430 55,683,645 66,820,374 111,367,290 167,050,935 and 334,101,870, with no remainder.

Since 334,101,870 cannot be divided by just 1 and 334,101,870, 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).