Q: Is 481,378,304 a Composite Number?

Why is 481,378,304 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 481,378,304 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 32 44 64 88 128 176 256 352 512 704 1,024 1,408 2,048 2,671 2,816 4,096 5,342 5,632 8,192 10,684 11,264 16,384 21,368 22,528 29,381 42,736 45,056 58,762 85,472 90,112 117,524 170,944 180,224 235,048 341,888 470,096 683,776 940,192 1,367,552 1,880,384 2,735,104 3,760,768 5,470,208 7,521,536 10,940,416 15,043,072 21,880,832 30,086,144 43,761,664 60,172,288 120,344,576 240,689,152 and 481,378,304, with no remainder.

Since 481,378,304 cannot be divided by just 1 and 481,378,304, 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).