Q: Is 68,135,737 a Composite Number?

Why is 68,135,737 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 68,135,737 can be evenly divided by 1 31 59 1,829 37,253 1,154,843 2,197,927 and 68,135,737, with no remainder.

Since 68,135,737 cannot be divided by just 1 and 68,135,737, 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).