Q: Is 12,201,201 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,201,201 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 12,201,201 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 23 69 207 58,943 176,829 530,487 1,355,689 4,067,067 and 12,201,201, with no remainder.

Since 12,201,201 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,201,201, 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).