Q: Is 225,108 a Composite Number?

Why is 225,108 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 225,108 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 26 36 37 39 52 74 78 111 117 148 156 169 222 234 333 338 444 468 481 507 666 676 962 1,014 1,332 1,443 1,521 1,924 2,028 2,886 3,042 4,329 5,772 6,084 6,253 8,658 12,506 17,316 18,759 25,012 37,518 56,277 75,036 112,554 and 225,108, with no remainder.

Since 225,108 cannot be divided by just 1 and 225,108, 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).