Q: Is 98,996,175 a Composite Number?

Why is 98,996,175 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 98,996,175 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 19 25 27 31 45 57 75 81 83 93 95 135 155 171 225 249 279 285 405 415 465 475 513 589 675 747 775 837 855 1,245 1,395 1,425 1,539 1,577 1,767 2,025 2,075 2,241 2,325 2,511 2,565 2,573 2,945 3,735 4,185 4,275 4,731 5,301 6,225 6,723 6,975 7,695 7,719 7,885 8,835 11,205 12,555 12,825 12,865 14,193 14,725 15,903 18,675 20,925 23,157 23,655 26,505 33,615 38,475 38,595 39,425 42,579 44,175 47,709 48,887 56,025 62,775 64,325 69,471 70,965 79,515 115,785 118,275 127,737 132,525 146,661 168,075 192,975 208,413 212,895 238,545 244,435 347,355 354,825 397,575 439,983 578,925 638,685 733,305 1,042,065 1,064,475 1,192,725 1,222,175 1,319,949 1,736,775 2,199,915 3,193,425 3,666,525 3,959,847 5,210,325 6,599,745 10,999,575 19,799,235 32,998,725 and 98,996,175, with no remainder.

Since 98,996,175 cannot be divided by just 1 and 98,996,175, 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).