Q: Is 377,242,515 a Composite Number?

Why is 377,242,515 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 377,242,515 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 13 15 27 39 45 65 81 117 135 137 195 351 405 411 523 585 685 1,053 1,233 1,569 1,755 1,781 2,055 2,615 3,699 4,707 5,265 5,343 6,165 6,799 7,845 8,905 11,097 14,121 16,029 18,495 20,397 23,535 26,715 33,995 42,363 48,087 55,485 61,191 70,605 71,651 80,145 101,985 144,261 183,573 211,815 214,953 240,435 305,955 358,255 550,719 644,859 721,305 917,865 931,463 1,074,765 1,934,577 2,753,595 2,794,389 3,224,295 4,657,315 5,803,731 8,383,167 9,672,885 13,971,945 25,149,501 29,018,655 41,915,835 75,448,503 125,747,505 and 377,242,515, with no remainder.

Since 377,242,515 cannot be divided by just 1 and 377,242,515, 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).