Q: Is 138,516,561 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 138,516,561 is a composite number.

Why is 138,516,561 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 138,516,561 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 27 51 81 153 243 459 729 1,377 4,131 11,177 12,393 33,531 100,593 190,009 301,779 570,027 905,337 1,710,081 2,716,011 5,130,243 8,148,033 15,390,729 46,172,187 and 138,516,561, with no remainder.

Since 138,516,561 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,516,561, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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