Q: Is 146,875,575 a Composite Number?

Why is 146,875,575 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 146,875,575 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 11 15 21 25 29 33 35 55 75 77 87 105 145 165 175 203 231 275 319 385 435 525 609 725 825 877 957 1,015 1,155 1,595 1,925 2,175 2,233 2,631 3,045 4,385 4,785 5,075 5,775 6,139 6,699 7,975 9,647 11,165 13,155 15,225 18,417 21,925 23,925 25,433 28,941 30,695 33,495 48,235 55,825 65,775 67,529 76,299 92,085 127,165 144,705 153,475 167,475 178,031 202,587 241,175 279,763 337,645 381,495 460,425 534,093 635,825 723,525 839,289 890,155 1,012,935 1,398,815 1,688,225 1,907,475 1,958,341 2,670,465 4,196,445 4,450,775 5,064,675 5,875,023 6,994,075 9,791,705 13,352,325 20,982,225 29,375,115 48,958,525 and 146,875,575, with no remainder.

Since 146,875,575 cannot be divided by just 1 and 146,875,575, 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).