Q: Is 10,855,425 a Composite Number?

Why is 10,855,425 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 10,855,425 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 15 21 23 25 29 31 35 69 75 87 93 105 115 145 155 161 175 203 217 345 435 465 483 525 575 609 651 667 713 725 775 805 899 1,015 1,085 1,725 2,001 2,139 2,175 2,325 2,415 2,697 3,045 3,255 3,335 3,565 4,025 4,495 4,669 4,991 5,075 5,425 6,293 10,005 10,695 12,075 13,485 14,007 14,973 15,225 16,275 16,675 17,825 18,879 20,677 22,475 23,345 24,955 31,465 50,025 53,475 62,031 67,425 70,035 74,865 94,395 103,385 116,725 124,775 144,739 157,325 310,155 350,175 374,325 434,217 471,975 516,925 723,695 1,550,775 2,171,085 3,618,475 and 10,855,425, with no remainder.

Since 10,855,425 cannot be divided by just 1 and 10,855,425, 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).