Q: Is 102,125,878 a Composite Number?

Why is 102,125,878 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 102,125,878 can be evenly divided by 1 2 29 58 401 802 4,391 8,782 11,629 23,258 127,339 254,678 1,760,791 3,521,582 51,062,939 and 102,125,878, with no remainder.

Since 102,125,878 cannot be divided by just 1 and 102,125,878, 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).