Q: Is 272,145,825 a Composite Number?

Why is 272,145,825 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 272,145,825 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 21 25 27 35 45 63 73 75 81 105 135 175 189 219 225 263 315 365 405 511 525 567 657 675 789 945 1,095 1,315 1,533 1,575 1,825 1,841 1,971 2,025 2,367 2,555 2,835 3,285 3,945 4,599 4,725 5,475 5,523 5,913 6,575 7,101 7,665 9,205 9,855 11,835 12,775 13,797 14,175 16,425 16,569 19,199 19,725 21,303 22,995 27,615 29,565 35,505 38,325 41,391 46,025 49,275 49,707 57,597 59,175 68,985 82,845 95,995 106,515 114,975 134,393 138,075 147,825 149,121 172,791 177,525 206,955 248,535 287,985 344,925 403,179 414,225 479,975 518,373 532,575 671,965 745,605 863,955 1,034,775 1,209,537 1,242,675 1,439,925 1,555,119 2,015,895 2,591,865 3,359,825 3,628,611 3,728,025 4,319,775 6,047,685 7,775,595 10,079,475 10,885,833 12,959,325 18,143,055 30,238,425 38,877,975 54,429,165 90,715,275 and 272,145,825, with no remainder.

Since 272,145,825 cannot be divided by just 1 and 272,145,825, 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).