Q: Is 60,238,230 a Composite Number?

Why is 60,238,230 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 60,238,230 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 13 15 26 30 39 65 78 130 195 257 390 514 601 771 1,202 1,285 1,542 1,803 2,570 3,005 3,341 3,606 3,855 6,010 6,682 7,710 7,813 9,015 10,023 15,626 16,705 18,030 20,046 23,439 33,410 39,065 46,878 50,115 78,130 100,230 117,195 154,457 234,390 308,914 463,371 772,285 926,742 1,544,570 2,007,941 2,316,855 4,015,882 4,633,710 6,023,823 10,039,705 12,047,646 20,079,410 30,119,115 and 60,238,230, with no remainder.

Since 60,238,230 cannot be divided by just 1 and 60,238,230, 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).