Q: Is 134,202,131 a Composite Number?

Why is 134,202,131 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 134,202,131 can be evenly divided by 1 7 17 31 49 119 217 527 833 1,519 3,689 5,197 25,823 36,379 88,349 161,107 254,653 618,443 1,127,749 2,738,819 4,329,101 7,894,243 19,171,733 and 134,202,131, with no remainder.

Since 134,202,131 cannot be divided by just 1 and 134,202,131, 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).