Q: Is 153,125,123 a Composite Number?

Why is 153,125,123 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 153,125,123 can be evenly divided by 1 19 83 89 1,091 1,577 1,691 7,387 20,729 90,553 97,099 140,353 1,720,507 1,844,881 8,059,217 and 153,125,123, with no remainder.

Since 153,125,123 cannot be divided by just 1 and 153,125,123, 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).