Q: Is 115,660,721 a Composite Number?

Why is 115,660,721 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 115,660,721 can be evenly divided by 1 11 23 31 253 341 713 7,843 14,747 162,217 339,181 457,157 3,730,991 5,028,727 10,514,611 and 115,660,721, with no remainder.

Since 115,660,721 cannot be divided by just 1 and 115,660,721, 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).