Q: Is 87,201,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 87,201,440 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 87,201,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 80 160 383 766 1,423 1,532 1,915 2,846 3,064 3,830 5,692 6,128 7,115 7,660 11,384 12,256 14,230 15,320 22,768 28,460 30,640 45,536 56,920 61,280 113,840 227,680 545,009 1,090,018 2,180,036 2,725,045 4,360,072 5,450,090 8,720,144 10,900,180 17,440,288 21,800,360 43,600,720 and 87,201,440, with no remainder.

Since 87,201,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,201,440, 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).