Q: Is 201,102,015 a Composite Number?

Why is 201,102,015 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 201,102,015 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 293 879 1,465 4,395 45,757 137,271 228,785 686,355 13,406,801 40,220,403 67,034,005 and 201,102,015, with no remainder.

Since 201,102,015 cannot be divided by just 1 and 201,102,015, 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).