Q: Is 235,750,135 a Composite Number?

Why is 235,750,135 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 235,750,135 can be evenly divided by 1 5 17 29 59 85 145 295 493 1,003 1,621 1,711 2,465 5,015 8,105 8,555 27,557 29,087 47,009 95,639 137,785 145,435 235,045 478,195 799,153 1,625,863 2,773,531 3,995,765 8,129,315 13,867,655 47,150,027 and 235,750,135, with no remainder.

Since 235,750,135 cannot be divided by just 1 and 235,750,135, 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).