Q: Is 68,125,426 a Composite Number?

Why is 68,125,426 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 68,125,426 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 34 443 886 4,523 7,531 9,046 15,062 76,891 153,782 2,003,689 4,007,378 34,062,713 and 68,125,426, with no remainder.

Since 68,125,426 cannot be divided by just 1 and 68,125,426, 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).