Q: Is 731,170,230 a Composite Number?

Why is 731,170,230 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 731,170,230 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 23 30 35 42 46 69 70 105 115 138 161 210 230 322 345 483 690 805 966 1,610 2,415 4,830 151,381 302,762 454,143 756,905 908,286 1,059,667 1,513,810 2,119,334 2,270,715 3,179,001 3,481,763 4,541,430 5,298,335 6,358,002 6,963,526 10,445,289 10,596,670 15,895,005 17,408,815 20,890,578 24,372,341 31,790,010 34,817,630 48,744,682 52,226,445 73,117,023 104,452,890 121,861,705 146,234,046 243,723,410 365,585,115 and 731,170,230, with no remainder.

Since 731,170,230 cannot be divided by just 1 and 731,170,230, 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).