Q: Is 35,316,540 a Composite Number?

Why is 35,316,540 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 35,316,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 27 28 30 35 36 42 45 54 60 63 70 84 90 105 108 126 135 140 180 189 210 252 270 315 378 420 540 630 756 945 1,260 1,890 3,780 9,343 18,686 28,029 37,372 46,715 56,058 65,401 84,087 93,430 112,116 130,802 140,145 168,174 186,860 196,203 252,261 261,604 280,290 327,005 336,348 392,406 420,435 504,522 560,580 588,609 654,010 784,812 840,870 981,015 1,009,044 1,177,218 1,261,305 1,308,020 1,681,740 1,765,827 1,962,030 2,354,436 2,522,610 2,943,045 3,531,654 3,924,060 5,045,220 5,886,090 7,063,308 8,829,135 11,772,180 17,658,270 and 35,316,540, with no remainder.

Since 35,316,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 35,316,540, 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).