Q: Is 123,143,229 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 123,143,229 is a composite number.

Why is 123,143,229 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 123,143,229 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 33 99 179 537 1,611 1,969 5,907 6,949 17,721 20,847 62,541 76,439 229,317 687,951 1,243,871 3,731,613 11,194,839 13,682,581 41,047,743 and 123,143,229, with no remainder.

Since 123,143,229 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,143,229, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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