Q: Is 65,340,540 a Composite Number?

Why is 65,340,540 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 65,340,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 27 30 36 45 54 60 90 108 135 180 270 540 121,001 242,002 363,003 484,004 605,005 726,006 1,089,009 1,210,010 1,452,012 1,815,015 2,178,018 2,420,020 3,267,027 3,630,030 4,356,036 5,445,045 6,534,054 7,260,060 10,890,090 13,068,108 16,335,135 21,780,180 32,670,270 and 65,340,540, with no remainder.

Since 65,340,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 65,340,540, 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).