Q: Is 124,201,419 a Composite Number?

Why is 124,201,419 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 124,201,419 can be evenly divided by 1 3 53 97 159 291 5,141 8,053 15,423 24,159 426,809 781,141 1,280,427 2,343,423 41,400,473 and 124,201,419, with no remainder.

Since 124,201,419 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,201,419, 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).