Q: Is 122,430,515 a Composite Number?

Why is 122,430,515 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 122,430,515 can be evenly divided by 1 5 17 85 193 289 439 965 1,445 2,195 3,281 7,463 16,405 37,315 55,777 84,727 126,871 278,885 423,635 634,355 1,440,359 7,201,795 24,486,103 and 122,430,515, with no remainder.

Since 122,430,515 cannot be divided by just 1 and 122,430,515, 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).