Q: Is 115,102,554 a Composite Number?

Why is 115,102,554 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 115,102,554 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 2,740,537 5,481,074 8,221,611 16,443,222 19,183,759 38,367,518 57,551,277 and 115,102,554, with no remainder.

Since 115,102,554 cannot be divided by just 1 and 115,102,554, 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).