Q: Is 315,013,542 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 315,013,542 is a composite number.

Why is 315,013,542 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 315,013,542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 73 89 146 178 219 267 438 534 6,497 8,081 12,994 16,162 19,491 24,243 38,982 48,486 589,913 719,209 1,179,826 1,438,418 1,769,739 2,157,627 3,539,478 4,315,254 52,502,257 105,004,514 157,506,771 and 315,013,542, with no remainder.

Since 315,013,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 315,013,542, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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