Q: Is 101,201,718 a Composite Number?

Why is 101,201,718 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 101,201,718 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 367 734 1,101 2,202 45,959 91,918 137,877 275,754 16,866,953 33,733,906 50,600,859 and 101,201,718, with no remainder.

Since 101,201,718 cannot be divided by just 1 and 101,201,718, 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).