Q: Is 122,121,303 a Composite Number?

Why is 122,121,303 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 122,121,303 can be evenly divided by 1 3 19 57 83 249 311 933 1,577 4,731 5,909 6,889 17,727 20,667 25,813 77,439 130,891 392,673 490,447 1,471,341 2,142,479 6,427,437 40,707,101 and 122,121,303, with no remainder.

Since 122,121,303 cannot be divided by just 1 and 122,121,303, 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).