Q: Is 132,001,002 a Composite Number?

Why is 132,001,002 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 132,001,002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 23 27 42 46 49 54 63 69 81 98 126 138 147 161 162 189 207 241 243 294 322 378 414 441 482 483 486 567 621 723 882 966 1,127 1,134 1,242 1,323 1,446 1,449 1,687 1,701 1,863 2,169 2,254 2,646 2,898 3,374 3,381 3,402 3,726 3,969 4,338 4,347 5,061 5,543 5,589 6,507 6,762 7,938 8,694 10,122 10,143 11,086 11,178 11,809 11,907 13,014 13,041 15,183 16,629 19,521 20,286 23,618 23,814 26,082 30,366 30,429 33,258 35,427 38,801 39,042 39,123 45,549 49,887 58,563 60,858 70,854 77,602 78,246 91,098 91,287 99,774 106,281 116,403 117,126 136,647 149,661 182,574 212,562 232,806 271,607 273,294 273,861 299,322 318,843 349,209 409,941 448,983 543,214 547,722 637,686 698,418 814,821 819,882 897,966 956,529 1,047,627 1,346,949 1,629,642 1,913,058 2,095,254 2,444,463 2,693,898 2,869,587 3,142,881 4,888,926 5,739,174 6,285,762 7,333,389 9,428,643 14,666,778 18,857,286 22,000,167 44,000,334 66,000,501 and 132,001,002, with no remainder.

Since 132,001,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 132,001,002, 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).