Q: Is 26,135,615 a Composite Number?

Why is 26,135,615 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 26,135,615 can be evenly divided by 1 5 11 43 55 215 257 473 1,285 1,849 2,365 2,827 9,245 11,051 14,135 20,339 55,255 101,695 121,561 475,193 607,805 2,375,965 5,227,123 and 26,135,615, with no remainder.

Since 26,135,615 cannot be divided by just 1 and 26,135,615, 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).