Q: Is 131,727,348 a Composite Number?

Why is 131,727,348 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 131,727,348 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 23 36 46 69 92 138 207 276 414 529 828 1,058 1,587 2,116 3,174 4,761 6,348 6,917 9,522 13,834 19,044 20,751 27,668 41,502 62,253 83,004 124,506 159,091 249,012 318,182 477,273 636,364 954,546 1,431,819 1,909,092 2,863,638 3,659,093 5,727,276 7,318,186 10,977,279 14,636,372 21,954,558 32,931,837 43,909,116 65,863,674 and 131,727,348, with no remainder.

Since 131,727,348 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,727,348, 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).