Q: Is 115,201,371 a Composite Number?

Why is 115,201,371 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 115,201,371 can be evenly divided by 1 3 47 97 141 291 4,559 8,423 13,677 25,269 395,881 817,031 1,187,643 2,451,093 38,400,457 and 115,201,371, with no remainder.

Since 115,201,371 cannot be divided by just 1 and 115,201,371, 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).