Q: Is 150,125,850 a Composite Number?

Why is 150,125,850 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 150,125,850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 21 25 30 35 42 45 50 63 70 75 90 105 126 150 175 210 225 315 350 450 525 630 1,050 1,575 3,150 47,659 95,318 142,977 238,295 285,954 333,613 428,931 476,590 667,226 714,885 857,862 1,000,839 1,191,475 1,429,770 1,668,065 2,001,678 2,144,655 2,382,950 3,002,517 3,336,130 3,574,425 4,289,310 5,004,195 6,005,034 7,148,850 8,340,325 10,008,390 10,723,275 15,012,585 16,680,650 21,446,550 25,020,975 30,025,170 50,041,950 75,062,925 and 150,125,850, with no remainder.

Since 150,125,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 150,125,850, 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).