Q: Is 115,125,525 a Composite Number?

Why is 115,125,525 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 115,125,525 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 25 45 75 225 511,669 1,535,007 2,558,345 4,605,021 7,675,035 12,791,725 23,025,105 38,375,175 and 115,125,525, with no remainder.

Since 115,125,525 cannot be divided by just 1 and 115,125,525, 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).