Q: Is 252,724,725 a Composite Number?

Why is 252,724,725 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 252,724,725 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 11 15 25 27 33 45 55 75 99 101 135 165 225 275 297 303 337 495 505 675 825 909 1,011 1,111 1,485 1,515 1,685 2,475 2,525 2,727 3,033 3,333 3,707 4,545 5,055 5,555 7,425 7,575 8,425 9,099 9,999 11,121 13,635 15,165 16,665 18,535 22,725 25,275 27,775 29,997 33,363 34,037 45,495 49,995 55,605 68,175 75,825 83,325 92,675 100,089 102,111 149,985 166,815 170,185 227,475 249,975 278,025 306,333 374,407 500,445 510,555 749,925 834,075 850,925 918,999 1,123,221 1,531,665 1,872,035 2,502,225 2,552,775 3,369,663 4,594,995 5,616,105 7,658,325 9,360,175 10,108,989 16,848,315 22,974,975 28,080,525 50,544,945 84,241,575 and 252,724,725, with no remainder.

Since 252,724,725 cannot be divided by just 1 and 252,724,725, 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).