Q: Is 513,125,565 a Composite Number?

Why is 513,125,565 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 513,125,565 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 29 87 145 435 1,179,599 3,538,797 5,897,995 17,693,985 34,208,371 102,625,113 171,041,855 and 513,125,565, with no remainder.

Since 513,125,565 cannot be divided by just 1 and 513,125,565, 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).