Q: Is 45,427,635 a Composite Number?

Why is 45,427,635 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 45,427,635 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 11 15 27 33 45 55 81 99 103 121 135 165 243 297 309 363 405 495 515 605 729 891 927 1,089 1,133 1,215 1,485 1,545 1,815 2,673 2,781 3,267 3,399 3,645 4,455 4,635 5,445 5,665 8,019 8,343 9,801 10,197 12,463 13,365 13,905 16,335 16,995 25,029 29,403 30,591 37,389 40,095 41,715 49,005 50,985 62,315 75,087 88,209 91,773 112,167 125,145 147,015 152,955 186,945 275,319 336,501 375,435 441,045 458,865 560,835 825,957 1,009,503 1,376,595 1,682,505 3,028,509 4,129,785 5,047,515 9,085,527 15,142,545 and 45,427,635, with no remainder.

Since 45,427,635 cannot be divided by just 1 and 45,427,635, 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).