Q: Is 135,201,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 135,201,550 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 135,201,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 11 22 25 50 55 110 275 550 245,821 491,642 1,229,105 2,458,210 2,704,031 5,408,062 6,145,525 12,291,050 13,520,155 27,040,310 67,600,775 and 135,201,550, with no remainder.

Since 135,201,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 135,201,550, 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).