Q: Is 135,135,444 a Composite Number?

Why is 135,135,444 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 135,135,444 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 863 1,726 2,589 3,452 5,178 10,356 13,049 26,098 39,147 52,196 78,294 156,588 11,261,287 22,522,574 33,783,861 45,045,148 67,567,722 and 135,135,444, with no remainder.

Since 135,135,444 cannot be divided by just 1 and 135,135,444, 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).