Q: Is 115,750,323 a Composite Number?

Why is 115,750,323 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 115,750,323 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 27 39 117 351 329,773 989,319 2,967,957 4,287,049 8,903,871 12,861,147 38,583,441 and 115,750,323, with no remainder.

Since 115,750,323 cannot be divided by just 1 and 115,750,323, 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).