Q: Is 215,121,162 a Composite Number?

Why is 215,121,162 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 215,121,162 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 23 34 46 47 51 69 94 102 138 141 282 391 782 799 1,081 1,173 1,598 1,951 2,162 2,346 2,397 3,243 3,902 4,794 5,853 6,486 11,706 18,377 33,167 36,754 44,873 55,131 66,334 89,746 91,697 99,501 110,262 134,619 183,394 199,002 269,238 275,091 550,182 762,841 1,525,682 1,558,849 2,109,031 2,288,523 3,117,698 4,218,062 4,577,046 4,676,547 6,327,093 9,353,094 12,654,186 35,853,527 71,707,054 107,560,581 and 215,121,162, with no remainder.

Since 215,121,162 cannot be divided by just 1 and 215,121,162, 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).