Q: Is 85,335,525 a Composite Number?

Why is 85,335,525 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 85,335,525 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 11 15 25 27 33 45 55 75 81 99 135 165 225 243 275 297 405 495 675 825 891 1,215 1,277 1,485 2,025 2,475 2,673 3,831 4,455 6,075 6,385 7,425 11,493 13,365 14,047 19,155 22,275 31,925 34,479 42,141 57,465 66,825 70,235 95,775 103,437 126,423 172,395 210,705 287,325 310,311 351,175 379,269 517,185 632,115 861,975 1,053,525 1,137,807 1,551,555 1,896,345 2,585,925 3,160,575 3,413,421 5,689,035 7,757,775 9,481,725 17,067,105 28,445,175 and 85,335,525, with no remainder.

Since 85,335,525 cannot be divided by just 1 and 85,335,525, 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).