Q: Is 106,125,604 a Composite Number?

Why is 106,125,604 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 106,125,604 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 26 52 61 122 244 793 1,586 3,172 33,457 66,914 133,828 434,941 869,882 1,739,764 2,040,877 4,081,754 8,163,508 26,531,401 53,062,802 and 106,125,604, with no remainder.

Since 106,125,604 cannot be divided by just 1 and 106,125,604, 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).