Q: Is 442,231,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 442,231,300 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 442,231,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 50 70 100 140 175 223 350 446 700 892 1,115 1,561 2,230 2,833 3,122 4,460 5,575 5,666 6,244 7,805 11,150 11,332 14,165 15,610 19,831 22,300 28,330 31,220 39,025 39,662 56,660 70,825 78,050 79,324 99,155 141,650 156,100 198,310 283,300 396,620 495,775 631,759 991,550 1,263,518 1,983,100 2,527,036 3,158,795 4,422,313 6,317,590 8,844,626 12,635,180 15,793,975 17,689,252 22,111,565 31,587,950 44,223,130 63,175,900 88,446,260 110,557,825 221,115,650 and 442,231,300, with no remainder.

Since 442,231,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 442,231,300, 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).