Q: Is 121,246,456 a Composite Number?

Why is 121,246,456 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 121,246,456 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 31 62 124 248 488,897 977,794 1,955,588 3,911,176 15,155,807 30,311,614 60,623,228 and 121,246,456, with no remainder.

Since 121,246,456 cannot be divided by just 1 and 121,246,456, 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).