Q: Is 129,201,249 a Composite Number?

Why is 129,201,249 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 129,201,249 can be evenly divided by 1 3 239 367 491 717 1,101 1,473 87,713 117,349 180,197 263,139 352,047 540,591 43,067,083 and 129,201,249, with no remainder.

Since 129,201,249 cannot be divided by just 1 and 129,201,249, 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).