Q: Is 10,102,108 a Composite Number?

Why is 10,102,108 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 10,102,108 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 1,009 2,018 2,503 4,036 5,006 10,012 2,525,527 5,051,054 and 10,102,108, with no remainder.

Since 10,102,108 cannot be divided by just 1 and 10,102,108, 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).