Q: Is 378,276,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 378,276,300 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 378,276,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 60 75 90 100 150 180 225 300 450 900 420,307 840,614 1,260,921 1,681,228 2,101,535 2,521,842 3,782,763 4,203,070 5,043,684 6,304,605 7,565,526 8,406,140 10,507,675 12,609,210 15,131,052 18,913,815 21,015,350 25,218,420 31,523,025 37,827,630 42,030,700 63,046,050 75,655,260 94,569,075 126,092,100 189,138,150 and 378,276,300, with no remainder.

Since 378,276,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 378,276,300, 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).