Q: Is 101,201,012 a Composite Number?

Why is 101,201,012 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 101,201,012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 23 44 46 92 121 242 253 484 506 1,012 2,783 5,566 9,091 11,132 18,182 36,364 100,001 200,002 209,093 400,004 418,186 836,372 1,100,011 2,200,022 2,300,023 4,400,044 4,600,046 9,200,092 25,300,253 50,600,506 and 101,201,012, with no remainder.

Since 101,201,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 101,201,012, 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).