Q: Is 36,425,235 a Composite Number?

Why is 36,425,235 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 36,425,235 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 11 15 21 33 35 47 55 61 77 105 121 141 165 183 231 235 305 329 363 385 427 517 605 671 705 847 915 987 1,155 1,281 1,551 1,645 1,815 2,013 2,135 2,541 2,585 2,867 3,355 3,619 4,235 4,697 4,935 5,687 6,405 7,381 7,755 8,601 10,065 10,857 12,705 14,091 14,335 17,061 18,095 20,069 22,143 23,485 28,435 31,537 36,905 39,809 43,005 51,667 54,285 60,207 70,455 85,305 94,611 100,345 110,715 119,427 155,001 157,685 199,045 220,759 258,335 301,035 346,907 473,055 597,135 662,277 775,005 1,040,721 1,103,795 1,734,535 2,428,349 3,311,385 5,203,605 7,285,047 12,141,745 and 36,425,235, with no remainder.

Since 36,425,235 cannot be divided by just 1 and 36,425,235, 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).