Q: Is 424,551,162 a Composite Number?

Why is 424,551,162 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 424,551,162 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 19 21 38 42 57 114 133 266 361 399 722 798 1,083 2,166 2,527 5,054 7,581 15,162 28,001 56,002 84,003 168,006 196,007 392,014 532,019 588,021 1,064,038 1,176,042 1,596,057 3,192,114 3,724,133 7,448,266 10,108,361 11,172,399 20,216,722 22,344,798 30,325,083 60,650,166 70,758,527 141,517,054 212,275,581 and 424,551,162, with no remainder.

Since 424,551,162 cannot be divided by just 1 and 424,551,162, 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).