Q: Is 201,202,212 a Composite Number?

Why is 201,202,212 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 201,202,212 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 2,053 4,106 6,159 8,167 8,212 12,318 16,334 24,501 24,636 32,668 49,002 98,004 16,766,851 33,533,702 50,300,553 67,067,404 100,601,106 and 201,202,212, with no remainder.

Since 201,202,212 cannot be divided by just 1 and 201,202,212, 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).