Q: Is 61,480,230 a Composite Number?

Why is 61,480,230 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 61,480,230 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 30 35 42 47 70 94 105 141 210 235 282 329 470 658 705 987 1,410 1,645 1,974 3,290 4,935 6,229 9,870 12,458 18,687 31,145 37,374 43,603 62,290 87,206 93,435 130,809 186,870 218,015 261,618 292,763 436,030 585,526 654,045 878,289 1,308,090 1,463,815 1,756,578 2,049,341 2,927,630 4,098,682 4,391,445 6,148,023 8,782,890 10,246,705 12,296,046 20,493,410 30,740,115 and 61,480,230, with no remainder.

Since 61,480,230 cannot be divided by just 1 and 61,480,230, 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).