Q: Is 134,125,036 a Composite Number?

Why is 134,125,036 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 134,125,036 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 34 68 439 878 1,756 4,493 7,463 8,986 14,926 17,972 29,852 76,381 152,762 305,524 1,972,427 3,944,854 7,889,708 33,531,259 67,062,518 and 134,125,036, with no remainder.

Since 134,125,036 cannot be divided by just 1 and 134,125,036, 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).