Q: Is 124,343,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 124,343,500 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 124,343,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 125 250 431 500 577 862 1,154 1,724 2,155 2,308 2,885 4,310 5,770 8,620 10,775 11,540 14,425 21,550 28,850 43,100 53,875 57,700 72,125 107,750 144,250 215,500 248,687 288,500 497,374 994,748 1,243,435 2,486,870 4,973,740 6,217,175 12,434,350 24,868,700 31,085,875 62,171,750 and 124,343,500, with no remainder.

Since 124,343,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 124,343,500, 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).