Q: Is 106,201,756 a Composite Number?

Why is 106,201,756 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 106,201,756 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 4,649 5,711 9,298 11,422 18,596 22,844 26,550,439 53,100,878 and 106,201,756, with no remainder.

Since 106,201,756 cannot be divided by just 1 and 106,201,756, 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).