Q: Is 162,135,666 a Composite Number?

Why is 162,135,666 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 162,135,666 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 11 14 18 21 22 33 42 63 66 77 99 126 154 198 231 462 693 1,386 116,981 233,962 350,943 701,886 818,867 1,052,829 1,286,791 1,637,734 2,105,658 2,456,601 2,573,582 3,860,373 4,913,202 7,369,803 7,720,746 9,007,537 11,581,119 14,739,606 18,015,074 23,162,238 27,022,611 54,045,222 81,067,833 and 162,135,666, with no remainder.

Since 162,135,666 cannot be divided by just 1 and 162,135,666, 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).