Q: Is 426,301,512 a Composite Number?

Why is 426,301,512 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 426,301,512 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 13 14 21 24 26 28 39 42 52 56 78 84 91 104 156 168 182 273 312 364 546 728 1,092 2,184 195,193 390,386 585,579 780,772 1,171,158 1,366,351 1,561,544 2,342,316 2,537,509 2,732,702 4,099,053 4,684,632 5,075,018 5,465,404 7,612,527 8,198,106 10,150,036 10,930,808 15,225,054 16,396,212 17,762,563 20,300,072 30,450,108 32,792,424 35,525,126 53,287,689 60,900,216 71,050,252 106,575,378 142,100,504 213,150,756 and 426,301,512, with no remainder.

Since 426,301,512 cannot be divided by just 1 and 426,301,512, 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).