Q: Is 135,524,205 a Composite Number?

Why is 135,524,205 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 135,524,205 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 27 45 135 991 1,013 2,973 3,039 4,955 5,065 8,919 9,117 14,865 15,195 26,757 27,351 44,595 45,585 133,785 136,755 1,003,883 3,011,649 5,019,415 9,034,947 15,058,245 27,104,841 45,174,735 and 135,524,205, with no remainder.

Since 135,524,205 cannot be divided by just 1 and 135,524,205, 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).