Q: Is 201,115,242 a Composite Number?

Why is 201,115,242 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 201,115,242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 2,851 3,919 5,702 7,838 8,553 11,757 17,106 23,514 25,659 35,271 51,318 70,542 11,173,069 22,346,138 33,519,207 67,038,414 100,557,621 and 201,115,242, with no remainder.

Since 201,115,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 201,115,242, 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).