Q: Is 85,836,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 85,836,100 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 85,836,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 47 50 70 94 100 140 175 188 235 329 350 470 658 700 940 1,175 1,316 1,645 2,350 2,609 3,290 4,700 5,218 6,580 8,225 10,436 13,045 16,450 18,263 26,090 32,900 36,526 52,180 65,225 73,052 91,315 122,623 130,450 182,630 245,246 260,900 365,260 456,575 490,492 613,115 858,361 913,150 1,226,230 1,716,722 1,826,300 2,452,460 3,065,575 3,433,444 4,291,805 6,131,150 8,583,610 12,262,300 17,167,220 21,459,025 42,918,050 and 85,836,100, with no remainder.

Since 85,836,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 85,836,100, 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).