Q: Is 125,135,246 a Composite Number?

Why is 125,135,246 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 125,135,246 can be evenly divided by 1 2 43 86 89 178 3,827 7,654 16,349 32,698 703,007 1,406,014 1,455,061 2,910,122 62,567,623 and 125,135,246, with no remainder.

Since 125,135,246 cannot be divided by just 1 and 125,135,246, 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).