Q: Is 106,135,723 a Composite Number?

Why is 106,135,723 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 106,135,723 can be evenly divided by 1 31 179 617 961 5,549 19,127 110,443 172,019 592,937 3,423,733 and 106,135,723, with no remainder.

Since 106,135,723 cannot be divided by just 1 and 106,135,723, 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).