Q: Is 125,121,227 a Composite Number?

Why is 125,121,227 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 125,121,227 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 67 77 79 307 469 553 737 869 2,149 3,377 5,159 5,293 6,083 20,569 23,639 24,253 37,051 58,223 143,983 169,771 226,259 266,783 407,561 1,583,813 1,624,951 1,867,481 11,374,657 17,874,461 and 125,121,227, with no remainder.

Since 125,121,227 cannot be divided by just 1 and 125,121,227, 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).