Q: Is 165,201,415 a Composite Number?

Why is 165,201,415 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 165,201,415 can be evenly divided by 1 5 181 277 659 905 1,385 3,295 50,137 119,279 182,543 250,685 596,395 912,715 33,040,283 and 165,201,415, with no remainder.

Since 165,201,415 cannot be divided by just 1 and 165,201,415, 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).