Q: Is 125,106,138 a Composite Number?

Why is 125,106,138 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 125,106,138 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 79 97 158 194 237 291 474 582 711 873 907 1,422 1,746 1,814 2,721 5,442 7,663 8,163 15,326 16,326 22,989 45,978 68,967 71,653 87,979 137,934 143,306 175,958 214,959 263,937 429,918 527,874 644,877 791,811 1,289,754 1,583,622 6,950,341 13,900,682 20,851,023 41,702,046 62,553,069 and 125,106,138, with no remainder.

Since 125,106,138 cannot be divided by just 1 and 125,106,138, 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).