Q: Is 450,450,231 a Composite Number?

Why is 450,450,231 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 450,450,231 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 11 21 33 41 77 123 199 231 239 287 451 597 717 861 1,353 1,393 1,673 2,189 2,629 3,157 4,179 5,019 6,567 7,887 8,159 9,471 9,799 15,323 18,403 24,477 29,397 45,969 47,561 55,209 57,113 68,593 89,749 107,789 142,683 171,339 205,779 269,247 323,367 332,927 523,171 628,243 754,523 998,781 1,569,513 1,884,729 1,950,001 2,263,569 3,662,197 5,850,003 10,986,591 13,650,007 21,450,011 40,950,021 64,350,033 150,150,077 and 450,450,231, with no remainder.

Since 450,450,231 cannot be divided by just 1 and 450,450,231, 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).