Q: Is 106,135,725 a Composite Number?

Why is 106,135,725 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 106,135,725 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 25 75 1,415,143 4,245,429 7,075,715 21,227,145 35,378,575 and 106,135,725, with no remainder.

Since 106,135,725 cannot be divided by just 1 and 106,135,725, 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).