Q: Is 131,122,314 a Composite Number?

Why is 131,122,314 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 131,122,314 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 81 139 162 243 278 417 486 647 729 834 1,251 1,294 1,458 1,941 2,502 3,753 3,882 5,823 7,506 11,259 11,646 17,469 22,518 33,777 34,938 52,407 67,554 89,933 101,331 104,814 157,221 179,866 202,662 269,799 314,442 471,663 539,598 809,397 943,326 1,618,794 2,428,191 4,856,382 7,284,573 14,569,146 21,853,719 43,707,438 65,561,157 and 131,122,314, with no remainder.

Since 131,122,314 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,122,314, 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).