Q: Is 423,312,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 423,312,300 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 423,312,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 60 75 90 100 150 180 225 300 450 900 470,347 940,694 1,411,041 1,881,388 2,351,735 2,822,082 4,233,123 4,703,470 5,644,164 7,055,205 8,466,246 9,406,940 11,758,675 14,110,410 16,932,492 21,165,615 23,517,350 28,220,820 35,276,025 42,331,230 47,034,700 70,552,050 84,662,460 105,828,075 141,104,100 211,656,150 and 423,312,300, with no remainder.

Since 423,312,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 423,312,300, 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).