Q: Is 124,261,740 a Composite Number?

Why is 124,261,740 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 124,261,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 60 90 137 180 274 411 548 685 822 1,233 1,370 1,644 2,055 2,466 2,740 4,110 4,932 5,039 6,165 8,220 10,078 12,330 15,117 20,156 24,660 25,195 30,234 45,351 50,390 60,468 75,585 90,702 100,780 151,170 181,404 226,755 302,340 453,510 690,343 907,020 1,380,686 2,071,029 2,761,372 3,451,715 4,142,058 6,213,087 6,903,430 8,284,116 10,355,145 12,426,174 13,806,860 20,710,290 24,852,348 31,065,435 41,420,580 62,130,870 and 124,261,740, with no remainder.

Since 124,261,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,261,740, 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).