Q: Is 230,000,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 230,000,000 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 230,000,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 23 25 32 40 46 50 64 80 92 100 115 125 128 160 184 200 230 250 320 368 400 460 500 575 625 640 736 800 920 1,000 1,150 1,250 1,472 1,600 1,840 2,000 2,300 2,500 2,875 2,944 3,125 3,200 3,680 4,000 4,600 5,000 5,750 6,250 7,360 8,000 9,200 10,000 11,500 12,500 14,375 14,720 15,625 16,000 18,400 20,000 23,000 25,000 28,750 31,250 36,800 40,000 46,000 50,000 57,500 62,500 71,875 73,600 78,125 80,000 92,000 100,000 115,000 125,000 143,750 156,250 184,000 200,000 230,000 250,000 287,500 312,500 359,375 368,000 400,000 460,000 500,000 575,000 625,000 718,750 920,000 1,000,000 1,150,000 1,250,000 1,437,500 1,796,875 1,840,000 2,000,000 2,300,000 2,500,000 2,875,000 3,593,750 4,600,000 5,000,000 5,750,000 7,187,500 9,200,000 10,000,000 11,500,000 14,375,000 23,000,000 28,750,000 46,000,000 57,500,000 115,000,000 and 230,000,000, with no remainder.

Since 230,000,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 230,000,000, 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).