Q: Is 68,125,448 a Composite Number?

Why is 68,125,448 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 68,125,448 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 23 46 92 184 370,247 740,494 1,480,988 2,961,976 8,515,681 17,031,362 34,062,724 and 68,125,448, with no remainder.

Since 68,125,448 cannot be divided by just 1 and 68,125,448, 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).