Q: Is 201,420,213 a Composite Number?

Why is 201,420,213 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 201,420,213 can be evenly divided by 1 3 43 73 129 219 293 879 3,139 5,329 9,417 12,599 15,987 21,389 37,797 64,167 229,147 687,441 919,727 1,561,397 2,759,181 4,684,191 67,140,071 and 201,420,213, with no remainder.

Since 201,420,213 cannot be divided by just 1 and 201,420,213, 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).