Q: Is 112,201,012 a Composite Number?

Why is 112,201,012 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 112,201,012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 11 14 22 28 44 77 154 308 364,289 728,578 1,457,156 2,550,023 4,007,179 5,100,046 8,014,358 10,200,092 16,028,716 28,050,253 56,100,506 and 112,201,012, with no remainder.

Since 112,201,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 112,201,012, 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).