Q: Is 125,133,776 a Composite Number?

Why is 125,133,776 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 125,133,776 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 149 298 596 1,192 2,384 52,489 104,978 209,956 419,912 839,824 7,820,861 15,641,722 31,283,444 62,566,888 and 125,133,776, with no remainder.

Since 125,133,776 cannot be divided by just 1 and 125,133,776, 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).