Q: Is 125,115,053 a Composite Number?

Why is 125,115,053 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 125,115,053 can be evenly divided by 1 7 17 119 257 1,799 4,091 4,369 28,637 30,583 69,547 486,829 1,051,387 7,359,709 17,873,579 and 125,115,053, with no remainder.

Since 125,115,053 cannot be divided by just 1 and 125,115,053, 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).