Q: Is 165,135,204 a Composite Number?

Why is 165,135,204 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 165,135,204 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 26 36 39 52 78 117 156 234 468 352,853 705,706 1,058,559 1,411,412 2,117,118 3,175,677 4,234,236 4,587,089 6,351,354 9,174,178 12,702,708 13,761,267 18,348,356 27,522,534 41,283,801 55,045,068 82,567,602 and 165,135,204, with no remainder.

Since 165,135,204 cannot be divided by just 1 and 165,135,204, 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).