Q: Is 102,202,002 a Composite Number?

Why is 102,202,002 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 102,202,002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 126 811,127 1,622,254 2,433,381 4,866,762 5,677,889 7,300,143 11,355,778 14,600,286 17,033,667 34,067,334 51,101,001 and 102,202,002, with no remainder.

Since 102,202,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 102,202,002, 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).