Q: Is 427,736,160 a Composite Number?

Why is 427,736,160 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 427,736,160 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 32 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 80 90 96 108 120 135 144 160 180 216 240 270 288 360 432 480 540 720 864 1,080 1,440 2,160 4,320 99,013 198,026 297,039 396,052 495,065 594,078 792,104 891,117 990,130 1,188,156 1,485,195 1,584,208 1,782,234 1,980,260 2,376,312 2,673,351 2,970,390 3,168,416 3,564,468 3,960,520 4,455,585 4,752,624 5,346,702 5,940,780 7,128,936 7,921,040 8,911,170 9,505,248 10,693,404 11,881,560 13,366,755 14,257,872 15,842,080 17,822,340 21,386,808 23,763,120 26,733,510 28,515,744 35,644,680 42,773,616 47,526,240 53,467,020 71,289,360 85,547,232 106,934,040 142,578,720 213,868,080 and 427,736,160, with no remainder.

Since 427,736,160 cannot be divided by just 1 and 427,736,160, 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).