Q: Is 102,201,306 a Composite Number?

Why is 102,201,306 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 102,201,306 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 431 862 1,293 2,586 39,521 79,042 118,563 237,126 17,033,551 34,067,102 51,100,653 and 102,201,306, with no remainder.

Since 102,201,306 cannot be divided by just 1 and 102,201,306, 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).