Q: Is 125,276,619 a Composite Number?

Why is 125,276,619 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 125,276,619 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 39 383 1,149 4,979 8,387 14,937 25,161 109,031 327,093 3,212,221 9,636,663 41,758,873 and 125,276,619, with no remainder.

Since 125,276,619 cannot be divided by just 1 and 125,276,619, 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).