Q: Is 125,122,249 a Composite Number?

Why is 125,122,249 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 125,122,249 can be evenly divided by 1 7 157 257 443 1,099 1,799 3,101 40,349 69,551 113,851 282,443 486,857 796,957 17,874,607 and 125,122,249, with no remainder.

Since 125,122,249 cannot be divided by just 1 and 125,122,249, 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).