Q: Is 16,135,275 a Composite Number?

Why is 16,135,275 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 16,135,275 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 13 15 19 25 39 57 65 67 75 95 169 195 201 247 285 325 335 475 507 741 845 871 975 1,005 1,235 1,273 1,425 1,675 2,535 2,613 3,211 3,705 3,819 4,225 4,355 5,025 6,175 6,365 9,633 11,323 12,675 13,065 16,055 16,549 18,525 19,095 21,775 31,825 33,969 48,165 49,647 56,615 65,325 80,275 82,745 95,475 169,845 215,137 240,825 248,235 283,075 413,725 645,411 849,225 1,075,685 1,241,175 3,227,055 5,378,425 and 16,135,275, with no remainder.

Since 16,135,275 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,135,275, 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).