Q: Is 201,232,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 201,232,440 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 201,232,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 60 72 90 120 180 360 558,979 1,117,958 1,676,937 2,235,916 2,794,895 3,353,874 4,471,832 5,030,811 5,589,790 6,707,748 8,384,685 10,061,622 11,179,580 13,415,496 16,769,370 20,123,244 22,359,160 25,154,055 33,538,740 40,246,488 50,308,110 67,077,480 100,616,220 and 201,232,440, with no remainder.

Since 201,232,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 201,232,440, 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).