Q: Is 106,135,728 a Composite Number?

Why is 106,135,728 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 106,135,728 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 2,211,161 4,422,322 6,633,483 8,844,644 13,266,966 17,689,288 26,533,932 35,378,576 53,067,864 and 106,135,728, with no remainder.

Since 106,135,728 cannot be divided by just 1 and 106,135,728, 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).