Q: Is 125,124,212 a Composite Number?

Why is 125,124,212 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 125,124,212 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 29 58 116 1,078,657 2,157,314 4,314,628 31,281,053 62,562,106 and 125,124,212, with no remainder.

Since 125,124,212 cannot be divided by just 1 and 125,124,212, 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).