Q: Is 135,163,462 a Composite Number?

Why is 135,163,462 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 135,163,462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 49 53 98 106 371 491 742 982 2,597 2,809 3,437 5,194 5,618 6,874 19,663 24,059 26,023 39,326 48,118 52,046 137,641 182,161 275,282 364,322 1,275,127 1,379,219 2,550,254 2,758,438 9,654,533 19,309,066 67,581,731 and 135,163,462, with no remainder.

Since 135,163,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 135,163,462, 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).