Q: Is 303,135,315 a Composite Number?

Why is 303,135,315 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 303,135,315 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 15 21 35 49 105 147 229 245 687 735 1,145 1,603 1,801 3,435 4,809 5,403 8,015 9,005 11,221 12,607 24,045 27,015 33,663 37,821 56,105 63,035 88,249 168,315 189,105 264,747 412,429 441,245 1,237,287 1,323,735 2,062,145 2,887,003 6,186,435 8,661,009 14,435,015 20,209,021 43,305,045 60,627,063 101,045,105 and 303,135,315, with no remainder.

Since 303,135,315 cannot be divided by just 1 and 303,135,315, 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).