Q: Is 106,135,726 a Composite Number?

Why is 106,135,726 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 106,135,726 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 34 823 1,646 3,793 7,586 13,991 27,982 64,481 128,962 3,121,639 6,243,278 53,067,863 and 106,135,726, with no remainder.

Since 106,135,726 cannot be divided by just 1 and 106,135,726, 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).