Q: Is 201,115,442 a Composite Number?

Why is 201,115,442 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 201,115,442 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 101 202 1,111 2,222 90,511 181,022 995,621 1,991,242 9,141,611 18,283,222 100,557,721 and 201,115,442, with no remainder.

Since 201,115,442 cannot be divided by just 1 and 201,115,442, 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).