Q: Is 68,125,449 a Composite Number?

Why is 68,125,449 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 68,125,449 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 307 921 2,149 6,447 10,567 31,701 73,969 221,907 3,244,069 9,732,207 22,708,483 and 68,125,449, with no remainder.

Since 68,125,449 cannot be divided by just 1 and 68,125,449, 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).