Q: Is 122,232,123 a Composite Number?

Why is 122,232,123 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 122,232,123 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 39 117 169 507 1,521 80,363 241,089 723,267 1,044,719 3,134,157 9,402,471 13,581,347 40,744,041 and 122,232,123, with no remainder.

Since 122,232,123 cannot be divided by just 1 and 122,232,123, 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).