Q: Is 355,453,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 355,453,500 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 355,453,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 23 25 30 46 50 60 69 75 92 100 115 125 138 150 230 250 276 300 345 375 460 500 575 690 750 1,150 1,380 1,500 1,725 2,300 2,875 3,450 5,750 6,900 8,625 10,303 11,500 17,250 20,606 30,909 34,500 41,212 51,515 61,818 103,030 123,636 154,545 206,060 236,969 257,575 309,090 473,938 515,150 618,180 710,907 772,725 947,876 1,030,300 1,184,845 1,287,875 1,421,814 1,545,450 2,369,690 2,575,750 2,843,628 3,090,900 3,554,535 3,863,625 4,739,380 5,151,500 5,924,225 7,109,070 7,727,250 11,848,450 14,218,140 15,454,500 17,772,675 23,696,900 29,621,125 35,545,350 59,242,250 71,090,700 88,863,375 118,484,500 177,726,750 and 355,453,500, with no remainder.

Since 355,453,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 355,453,500, 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).