Q: Is 201,203,422 a Composite Number?

Why is 201,203,422 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 201,203,422 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 233 466 1,631 3,262 61,681 123,362 431,767 863,534 14,371,673 28,743,346 100,601,711 and 201,203,422, with no remainder.

Since 201,203,422 cannot be divided by just 1 and 201,203,422, 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).