Q: Is 128,750,252 a Composite Number?

Why is 128,750,252 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 128,750,252 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 2,741 5,482 10,964 11,743 23,486 46,972 32,187,563 64,375,126 and 128,750,252, with no remainder.

Since 128,750,252 cannot be divided by just 1 and 128,750,252, 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).