Q: Is 844,678,320 a Composite Number?

Why is 844,678,320 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 844,678,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 17 20 24 30 34 40 48 51 60 68 80 85 102 120 136 170 204 240 255 272 340 408 510 680 816 1,020 1,360 2,040 4,080 207,029 414,058 621,087 828,116 1,035,145 1,242,174 1,656,232 2,070,290 2,484,348 3,105,435 3,312,464 3,519,493 4,140,580 4,968,696 6,210,870 7,038,986 8,281,160 9,937,392 10,558,479 12,421,740 14,077,972 16,562,320 17,597,465 21,116,958 24,843,480 28,155,944 35,194,930 42,233,916 49,686,960 52,792,395 56,311,888 70,389,860 84,467,832 105,584,790 140,779,720 168,935,664 211,169,580 281,559,440 422,339,160 and 844,678,320, with no remainder.

Since 844,678,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 844,678,320, 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).