Q: Is 122,201,121 a Composite Number?

Why is 122,201,121 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 122,201,121 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 37 111 259 777 157,273 471,819 1,100,911 3,302,733 5,819,101 17,457,303 40,733,707 and 122,201,121, with no remainder.

Since 122,201,121 cannot be divided by just 1 and 122,201,121, 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).