Q: Is 97,950,655 a Composite Number?

Why is 97,950,655 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 97,950,655 can be evenly divided by 1 5 11 37 55 127 185 379 407 635 1,397 1,895 2,035 4,169 4,699 6,985 14,023 20,845 23,495 48,133 51,689 70,115 154,253 240,665 258,445 529,463 771,265 1,780,921 2,647,315 8,904,605 19,590,131 and 97,950,655, with no remainder.

Since 97,950,655 cannot be divided by just 1 and 97,950,655, 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).