Q: Is 36,201,165 a Composite Number?

Why is 36,201,165 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 36,201,165 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 11 13 15 21 33 35 39 55 65 77 91 105 143 165 195 231 273 385 429 455 715 1,001 1,155 1,365 2,145 2,411 3,003 5,005 7,233 12,055 15,015 16,877 26,521 31,343 36,165 50,631 79,563 84,385 94,029 132,605 156,715 185,647 219,401 253,155 344,773 397,815 470,145 556,941 658,203 928,235 1,034,319 1,097,005 1,723,865 2,413,411 2,784,705 3,291,015 5,171,595 7,240,233 12,067,055 and 36,201,165, with no remainder.

Since 36,201,165 cannot be divided by just 1 and 36,201,165, 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).