Q: Is 538,708,160 a Composite Number?

Why is 538,708,160 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 538,708,160 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 37 40 64 74 80 148 160 173 185 263 296 320 346 370 526 592 692 740 865 1,052 1,184 1,315 1,384 1,480 1,730 2,104 2,368 2,630 2,768 2,960 3,460 4,208 5,260 5,536 5,920 6,401 6,920 8,416 9,731 10,520 11,072 11,840 12,802 13,840 16,832 19,462 21,040 25,604 27,680 32,005 38,924 42,080 45,499 48,655 51,208 55,360 64,010 77,848 84,160 90,998 97,310 102,416 128,020 155,696 181,996 194,620 204,832 227,495 256,040 311,392 363,992 389,240 409,664 454,990 512,080 622,784 727,984 778,480 909,980 1,024,160 1,455,968 1,556,960 1,683,463 1,819,960 2,048,320 2,911,936 3,113,920 3,366,926 3,639,920 6,733,852 7,279,840 8,417,315 13,467,704 14,559,680 16,834,630 26,935,408 33,669,260 53,870,816 67,338,520 107,741,632 134,677,040 269,354,080 and 538,708,160, with no remainder.

Since 538,708,160 cannot be divided by just 1 and 538,708,160, 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).