Q: Is 115,283,852 a Composite Number?

Why is 115,283,852 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 115,283,852 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 28,820,963 57,641,926 and 115,283,852, with no remainder.

Since 115,283,852 cannot be divided by just 1 and 115,283,852, 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).