Q: Is 524,125,113 a Composite Number?

Why is 524,125,113 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 524,125,113 can be evenly divided by 1 3 17 51 241 723 4,097 12,291 42,643 127,929 724,931 2,174,793 10,276,963 30,830,889 174,708,371 and 524,125,113, with no remainder.

Since 524,125,113 cannot be divided by just 1 and 524,125,113, 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).