Q: Is 125,207,553 a Composite Number?

Why is 125,207,553 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 125,207,553 can be evenly divided by 1 3 1,609 4,827 25,939 77,817 41,735,851 and 125,207,553, with no remainder.

Since 125,207,553 cannot be divided by just 1 and 125,207,553, 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).