Q: Is 125,201,016 a Composite Number?

Why is 125,201,016 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 125,201,016 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 1,738,903 3,477,806 5,216,709 6,955,612 10,433,418 13,911,224 15,650,127 20,866,836 31,300,254 41,733,672 62,600,508 and 125,201,016, with no remainder.

Since 125,201,016 cannot be divided by just 1 and 125,201,016, 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).