Q: Is 201,115,246 a Composite Number?

Why is 201,115,246 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 201,115,246 can be evenly divided by 1 2 109 218 863 1,069 1,726 2,138 94,067 116,521 188,134 233,042 922,547 1,845,094 100,557,623 and 201,115,246, with no remainder.

Since 201,115,246 cannot be divided by just 1 and 201,115,246, 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).