Q: Is 122,125,124 a Composite Number?

Why is 122,125,124 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 122,125,124 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 23 44 46 92 253 506 1,012 120,677 241,354 482,708 1,327,447 2,654,894 2,775,571 5,309,788 5,551,142 11,102,284 30,531,281 61,062,562 and 122,125,124, with no remainder.

Since 122,125,124 cannot be divided by just 1 and 122,125,124, 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).