Q: Is 548,170,632 a Composite Number?

Why is 548,170,632 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 548,170,632 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 36 54 72 101 108 202 216 303 404 606 808 909 1,212 1,818 2,424 2,727 3,636 5,454 7,272 10,908 21,816 25,127 50,254 75,381 100,508 150,762 201,016 226,143 301,524 452,286 603,048 678,429 904,572 1,356,858 1,809,144 2,537,827 2,713,716 5,075,654 5,427,432 7,613,481 10,151,308 15,226,962 20,302,616 22,840,443 30,453,924 45,680,886 60,907,848 68,521,329 91,361,772 137,042,658 182,723,544 274,085,316 and 548,170,632, with no remainder.

Since 548,170,632 cannot be divided by just 1 and 548,170,632, 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).