Q: Is 8,135,123 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,135,123 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 8,135,123 can be evenly divided by 1 23 577 613 13,271 14,099 353,701 and 8,135,123, with no remainder.

Since 8,135,123 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,135,123, 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).