Q: Is 357,717,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 357,717,240 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 357,717,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 60 72 90 120 180 360 607 1,214 1,637 1,821 2,428 3,035 3,274 3,642 4,856 4,911 5,463 6,070 6,548 7,284 8,185 9,105 9,822 10,926 12,140 13,096 14,568 14,733 16,370 18,210 19,644 21,852 24,280 24,555 27,315 29,466 32,740 36,420 39,288 43,704 49,110 54,630 58,932 65,480 72,840 73,665 98,220 109,260 117,864 147,330 196,440 218,520 294,660 589,320 993,659 1,987,318 2,980,977 3,974,636 4,968,295 5,961,954 7,949,272 8,942,931 9,936,590 11,923,908 14,904,885 17,885,862 19,873,180 23,847,816 29,809,770 35,771,724 39,746,360 44,714,655 59,619,540 71,543,448 89,429,310 119,239,080 178,858,620 and 357,717,240, with no remainder.

Since 357,717,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 357,717,240, 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).