Q: Is 102,201,303 a Composite Number?

Why is 102,201,303 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 102,201,303 can be evenly divided by 1 3 83 179 249 537 2,293 6,879 14,857 44,571 190,319 410,447 570,957 1,231,341 34,067,101 and 102,201,303, with no remainder.

Since 102,201,303 cannot be divided by just 1 and 102,201,303, 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).