Q: Is 102,201,318 a Composite Number?

Why is 102,201,318 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 102,201,318 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 1,892,617 3,785,234 5,677,851 11,355,702 17,033,553 34,067,106 51,100,659 and 102,201,318, with no remainder.

Since 102,201,318 cannot be divided by just 1 and 102,201,318, 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).