Q: Is 122,201,309 a Composite Number?

Why is 122,201,309 not 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 122,201,309 can be evenly divided by 1 and 122,201,309, with no remainder.

Since 122,201,309 can be divided by just 1 and 122,201,309, it is not 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).