Q: Is 125,660,541 a Composite Number?

Why is 125,660,541 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 125,660,541 can be evenly divided by 1 3 109 327 571 673 1,713 2,019 62,239 73,357 186,717 220,071 384,283 1,152,849 41,886,847 and 125,660,541, with no remainder.

Since 125,660,541 cannot be divided by just 1 and 125,660,541, 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).