Q: Is 542,365,659 a Composite Number?

Why is 542,365,659 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 542,365,659 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 19 27 33 57 99 171 209 223 297 431 513 627 669 1,293 1,881 2,007 2,453 3,879 4,237 4,741 5,643 6,021 7,359 8,189 11,637 12,711 14,223 22,077 24,567 38,133 42,669 46,607 66,231 73,701 90,079 96,113 114,399 128,007 139,821 221,103 270,237 288,339 419,463 810,711 865,017 1,057,243 1,258,389 1,826,147 2,432,133 2,595,051 3,171,729 5,478,441 9,515,187 16,435,323 20,087,617 28,545,561 49,305,969 60,262,851 180,788,553 and 542,365,659, with no remainder.

Since 542,365,659 cannot be divided by just 1 and 542,365,659, 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).