Q: Is 121,246,461 a Composite Number?

Why is 121,246,461 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 121,246,461 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 63 1,924,547 5,773,641 13,471,829 17,320,923 40,415,487 and 121,246,461, with no remainder.

Since 121,246,461 cannot be divided by just 1 and 121,246,461, 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).