Q: Is 121,122,118 a Composite Number?

Why is 121,122,118 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 121,122,118 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 41 82 533 1,066 113,623 227,246 1,477,099 2,954,198 4,658,543 9,317,086 60,561,059 and 121,122,118, with no remainder.

Since 121,122,118 cannot be divided by just 1 and 121,122,118, 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).