Q: Is 106,246,047 a Composite Number?

Why is 106,246,047 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 106,246,047 can be evenly divided by 1 3 41 123 173 519 4,993 7,093 14,979 21,279 204,713 614,139 863,789 2,591,367 35,415,349 and 106,246,047, with no remainder.

Since 106,246,047 cannot be divided by just 1 and 106,246,047, 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).