Q: Is 115,102,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 115,102,550 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 115,102,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 50 2,302,051 4,604,102 11,510,255 23,020,510 57,551,275 and 115,102,550, with no remainder.

Since 115,102,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 115,102,550, 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).