Q: Is 121,202,053 a Composite Number?

Why is 121,202,053 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 121,202,053 can be evenly divided by 1 7 3,617 4,787 25,319 33,509 17,314,579 and 121,202,053, with no remainder.

Since 121,202,053 cannot be divided by just 1 and 121,202,053, 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).