Q: Is 121,125,546 a Composite Number?

Why is 121,125,546 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 121,125,546 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 6,729,197 13,458,394 20,187,591 40,375,182 60,562,773 and 121,125,546, with no remainder.

Since 121,125,546 cannot be divided by just 1 and 121,125,546, 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).