Q: Is 63,125,461 a Composite Number?

Why is 63,125,461 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 63,125,461 can be evenly divided by 1 7 71 157 497 809 1,099 5,663 11,147 57,439 78,029 127,013 402,073 889,091 9,017,923 and 63,125,461, with no remainder.

Since 63,125,461 cannot be divided by just 1 and 63,125,461, 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).