Q: Is 388,317,216 a Composite Number?

Why is 388,317,216 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 388,317,216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 56 61 84 96 112 122 168 183 224 244 336 366 427 488 672 732 854 976 1,281 1,464 1,708 1,952 2,562 2,928 3,416 5,124 5,856 6,832 9,473 10,248 13,664 18,946 20,496 28,419 37,892 40,992 56,838 66,311 75,784 113,676 132,622 151,568 198,933 227,352 265,244 303,136 397,866 454,704 530,488 577,853 795,732 909,408 1,060,976 1,155,706 1,591,464 1,733,559 2,121,952 2,311,412 3,182,928 3,467,118 4,044,971 4,622,824 6,365,856 6,934,236 8,089,942 9,245,648 12,134,913 13,868,472 16,179,884 18,491,296 24,269,826 27,736,944 32,359,768 48,539,652 55,473,888 64,719,536 97,079,304 129,439,072 194,158,608 and 388,317,216, with no remainder.

Since 388,317,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 388,317,216, 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).