Q: Is 150,102,315 a Composite Number?

Why is 150,102,315 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 150,102,315 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 11 15 27 33 45 55 81 99 121 135 165 243 297 363 405 495 605 891 1,021 1,089 1,215 1,485 1,815 2,673 3,063 3,267 4,455 5,105 5,445 9,189 9,801 11,231 13,365 15,315 16,335 27,567 29,403 33,693 45,945 49,005 56,155 82,701 101,079 123,541 137,835 147,015 168,465 248,103 303,237 370,623 413,505 505,395 617,705 909,711 1,111,869 1,240,515 1,516,185 1,853,115 2,729,133 3,335,607 4,548,555 5,559,345 10,006,821 13,645,665 16,678,035 30,020,463 50,034,105 and 150,102,315, with no remainder.

Since 150,102,315 cannot be divided by just 1 and 150,102,315, 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).