Q: Is 3,135,133 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,135,133 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 3,135,133 can be evenly divided by 1 19 157 1,051 2,983 19,969 165,007 and 3,135,133, with no remainder.

Since 3,135,133 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,135,133, 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).