Q: Is 68,125,452 a Composite Number?

Why is 68,125,452 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 68,125,452 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 5,677,121 11,354,242 17,031,363 22,708,484 34,062,726 and 68,125,452, with no remainder.

Since 68,125,452 cannot be divided by just 1 and 68,125,452, 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).