Q: Is 26,201,565 a Composite Number?

Why is 26,201,565 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 26,201,565 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 13 15 39 45 65 117 195 585 44,789 134,367 223,945 403,101 582,257 671,835 1,746,771 2,015,505 2,911,285 5,240,313 8,733,855 and 26,201,565, with no remainder.

Since 26,201,565 cannot be divided by just 1 and 26,201,565, 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).