Q: Is 122,121,439 a Composite Number?

Why is 122,121,439 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 122,121,439 can be evenly divided by 1 11 79 89 869 979 1,579 7,031 17,369 77,341 124,741 140,531 1,372,151 1,545,841 11,101,949 and 122,121,439, with no remainder.

Since 122,121,439 cannot be divided by just 1 and 122,121,439, 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).