Q: Is 102,102,204 a Composite Number?

Why is 102,102,204 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 102,102,204 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 17 34 51 68 102 204 500,501 1,001,002 1,501,503 2,002,004 3,003,006 6,006,012 8,508,517 17,017,034 25,525,551 34,034,068 51,051,102 and 102,102,204, with no remainder.

Since 102,102,204 cannot be divided by just 1 and 102,102,204, 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).