Q: Is 104,430,123 a Composite Number?

Why is 104,430,123 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 104,430,123 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 49 63 147 343 441 1,029 3,087 33,829 101,487 236,803 304,461 710,409 1,657,621 2,131,227 4,972,863 11,603,347 14,918,589 34,810,041 and 104,430,123, with no remainder.

Since 104,430,123 cannot be divided by just 1 and 104,430,123, 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).