Q: Is 388,278,264 a Composite Number?

Why is 388,278,264 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 388,278,264 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 22 24 33 44 66 88 132 264 283 566 849 1,132 1,698 2,264 3,113 3,396 5,197 6,226 6,792 9,339 10,394 12,452 15,591 18,678 20,788 24,904 31,182 37,356 41,576 57,167 62,364 74,712 114,334 124,728 171,501 228,668 343,002 457,336 686,004 1,372,008 1,470,751 2,941,502 4,412,253 5,883,004 8,824,506 11,766,008 16,178,261 17,649,012 32,356,522 35,298,024 48,534,783 64,713,044 97,069,566 129,426,088 194,139,132 and 388,278,264, with no remainder.

Since 388,278,264 cannot be divided by just 1 and 388,278,264, 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).