Q: Is 68,135,050 a Composite Number?

Why is 68,135,050 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 68,135,050 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 50 1,362,701 2,725,402 6,813,505 13,627,010 34,067,525 and 68,135,050, with no remainder.

Since 68,135,050 cannot be divided by just 1 and 68,135,050, 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).