Q: Is 6,135,135 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,135,135 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 6,135,135 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 23 69 115 345 17,783 53,349 88,915 266,745 409,009 1,227,027 2,045,045 and 6,135,135, with no remainder.

Since 6,135,135 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,135,135, 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).