Q: Is 85,335,264 a Composite Number?

Why is 85,335,264 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 85,335,264 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 49 56 63 72 84 96 98 112 126 144 147 168 196 224 252 288 294 336 392 441 504 588 672 784 882 1,008 1,176 1,568 1,764 2,016 2,352 3,528 4,704 6,047 7,056 12,094 14,112 18,141 24,188 36,282 42,329 48,376 54,423 72,564 84,658 96,752 108,846 126,987 145,128 169,316 193,504 217,692 253,974 290,256 296,303 338,632 380,961 435,384 507,948 580,512 592,606 677,264 761,922 870,768 888,909 1,015,896 1,185,212 1,354,528 1,523,844 1,741,536 1,777,818 2,031,792 2,370,424 2,666,727 3,047,688 3,555,636 4,063,584 4,740,848 5,333,454 6,095,376 7,111,272 9,481,696 10,666,908 12,190,752 14,222,544 21,333,816 28,445,088 42,667,632 and 85,335,264, with no remainder.

Since 85,335,264 cannot be divided by just 1 and 85,335,264, 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).