Q: Is 122,272,136 a Composite Number?

Why is 122,272,136 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 122,272,136 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 2,183,431 4,366,862 8,733,724 15,284,017 17,467,448 30,568,034 61,136,068 and 122,272,136, with no remainder.

Since 122,272,136 cannot be divided by just 1 and 122,272,136, 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).