Q: Is 355,053,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 355,053,240 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 355,053,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 54 60 72 90 108 120 135 180 216 270 360 540 1,080 328,753 657,506 986,259 1,315,012 1,643,765 1,972,518 2,630,024 2,958,777 3,287,530 3,945,036 4,931,295 5,917,554 6,575,060 7,890,072 8,876,331 9,862,590 11,835,108 13,150,120 14,793,885 17,752,662 19,725,180 23,670,216 29,587,770 35,505,324 39,450,360 44,381,655 59,175,540 71,010,648 88,763,310 118,351,080 177,526,620 and 355,053,240, with no remainder.

Since 355,053,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 355,053,240, 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).