Q: Is 423,364,224 a Composite Number?

Why is 423,364,224 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 423,364,224 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 64 96 128 192 379 384 758 1,137 1,516 2,274 2,909 3,032 4,548 5,818 6,064 8,727 9,096 11,636 12,128 17,454 18,192 23,272 24,256 34,908 36,384 46,544 48,512 69,816 72,768 93,088 139,632 145,536 186,176 279,264 372,352 558,528 1,102,511 1,117,056 2,205,022 3,307,533 4,410,044 6,615,066 8,820,088 13,230,132 17,640,176 26,460,264 35,280,352 52,920,528 70,560,704 105,841,056 141,121,408 211,682,112 and 423,364,224, with no remainder.

Since 423,364,224 cannot be divided by just 1 and 423,364,224, 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).