Q: Is 45,240,525 a Composite Number?

Why is 45,240,525 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 45,240,525 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 11 15 25 27 33 45 55 75 81 99 135 165 225 243 275 297 405 495 675 677 825 891 1,215 1,485 2,025 2,031 2,475 2,673 3,385 4,455 6,075 6,093 7,425 7,447 10,155 13,365 16,925 18,279 22,275 22,341 30,465 37,235 50,775 54,837 66,825 67,023 91,395 111,705 152,325 164,511 186,175 201,069 274,185 335,115 456,975 558,525 603,207 822,555 1,005,345 1,370,925 1,675,575 1,809,621 3,016,035 4,112,775 5,026,725 9,048,105 15,080,175 and 45,240,525, with no remainder.

Since 45,240,525 cannot be divided by just 1 and 45,240,525, 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).