Q: Is 201,102,230 a Composite Number?

Why is 201,102,230 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 201,102,230 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 35 70 2,872,889 5,745,778 14,364,445 20,110,223 28,728,890 40,220,446 100,551,115 and 201,102,230, with no remainder.

Since 201,102,230 cannot be divided by just 1 and 201,102,230, 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).