Q: Is 506,135,373 a Composite Number?

Why is 506,135,373 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 506,135,373 can be evenly divided by 1 3 17 51 2,699 3,677 8,097 11,031 45,883 62,509 137,649 187,527 9,924,223 29,772,669 168,711,791 and 506,135,373, with no remainder.

Since 506,135,373 cannot be divided by just 1 and 506,135,373, 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).