Q: Is 126,128,245 a Composite Number?

Why is 126,128,245 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 126,128,245 can be evenly divided by 1 5 43 173 215 865 3,391 7,439 16,955 37,195 145,813 586,643 729,065 2,933,215 25,225,649 and 126,128,245, with no remainder.

Since 126,128,245 cannot be divided by just 1 and 126,128,245, 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).