Q: Is 548,170,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 548,170,700 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 548,170,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 11 14 20 22 25 28 35 44 50 55 70 77 100 110 140 154 175 220 275 308 350 385 550 700 770 1,100 1,540 1,925 3,850 7,700 71,191 142,382 284,764 355,955 498,337 711,910 783,101 996,674 1,423,820 1,566,202 1,779,775 1,993,348 2,491,685 3,132,404 3,559,550 3,915,505 4,983,370 5,481,707 7,119,100 7,831,010 9,966,740 10,963,414 12,458,425 15,662,020 19,577,525 21,926,828 24,916,850 27,408,535 39,155,050 49,833,700 54,817,070 78,310,100 109,634,140 137,042,675 274,085,350 and 548,170,700, with no remainder.

Since 548,170,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 548,170,700, 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).