Q: Is 131,201,216 a Composite Number?

Why is 131,201,216 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 131,201,216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 131 262 524 1,048 2,096 4,192 8,384 15,649 31,298 62,596 125,192 250,384 500,768 1,001,536 2,050,019 4,100,038 8,200,076 16,400,152 32,800,304 65,600,608 and 131,201,216, with no remainder.

Since 131,201,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,201,216, 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).