Q: Is 104,202,135 a Composite Number?

Why is 104,202,135 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 104,202,135 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 45 461 1,383 2,305 4,149 5,023 6,915 15,069 20,745 25,115 45,207 75,345 226,035 2,315,603 6,946,809 11,578,015 20,840,427 34,734,045 and 104,202,135, with no remainder.

Since 104,202,135 cannot be divided by just 1 and 104,202,135, 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).