Q: Is 121,202,331 a Composite Number?

Why is 121,202,331 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 121,202,331 can be evenly divided by 1 3 47 113 141 339 5,311 7,607 15,933 22,821 357,529 859,591 1,072,587 2,578,773 40,400,777 and 121,202,331, with no remainder.

Since 121,202,331 cannot be divided by just 1 and 121,202,331, 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).