Q: Is 272,835,225 a Composite Number?

Why is 272,835,225 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 272,835,225 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 13 15 25 37 39 45 65 75 111 117 185 195 225 325 333 481 555 585 925 975 1,443 1,665 2,405 2,521 2,775 2,925 4,329 7,215 7,563 8,325 12,025 12,605 21,645 22,689 32,773 36,075 37,815 63,025 93,277 98,319 108,225 113,445 163,865 189,075 279,831 294,957 466,385 491,595 567,225 819,325 839,493 1,212,601 1,399,155 1,474,785 2,331,925 2,457,975 3,637,803 4,197,465 6,063,005 6,995,775 7,373,925 10,913,409 18,189,015 20,987,325 30,315,025 54,567,045 90,945,075 and 272,835,225, with no remainder.

Since 272,835,225 cannot be divided by just 1 and 272,835,225, 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).