Q: Is 60,271,230 a Composite Number?

Why is 60,271,230 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 60,271,230 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 19 30 38 41 57 82 95 114 123 190 205 246 285 410 570 615 779 1,230 1,558 2,337 2,579 3,895 4,674 5,158 7,737 7,790 11,685 12,895 15,474 23,370 25,790 38,685 49,001 77,370 98,002 105,739 147,003 211,478 245,005 294,006 317,217 490,010 528,695 634,434 735,015 1,057,390 1,470,030 1,586,085 2,009,041 3,172,170 4,018,082 6,027,123 10,045,205 12,054,246 20,090,410 30,135,615 and 60,271,230, with no remainder.

Since 60,271,230 cannot be divided by just 1 and 60,271,230, 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).