Q: Is 115,201,374 a Composite Number?

Why is 115,201,374 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 115,201,374 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 241 482 723 1,446 79,669 159,338 239,007 478,014 19,200,229 38,400,458 57,600,687 and 115,201,374, with no remainder.

Since 115,201,374 cannot be divided by just 1 and 115,201,374, 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).