Q: Is 121,125,542 a Composite Number?

Why is 121,125,542 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 121,125,542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 73 146 829,627 1,659,254 60,562,771 and 121,125,542, with no remainder.

Since 121,125,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 121,125,542, 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).