Q: Is 68,135,738 a Composite Number?

Why is 68,135,738 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 68,135,738 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 3,097,079 6,194,158 34,067,869 and 68,135,738, with no remainder.

Since 68,135,738 cannot be divided by just 1 and 68,135,738, 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).