Q: Is 201,430,420 a Composite Number?

Why is 201,430,420 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 201,430,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 829 1,658 3,316 4,145 8,290 12,149 16,580 24,298 48,596 60,745 121,490 242,980 10,071,521 20,143,042 40,286,084 50,357,605 100,715,210 and 201,430,420, with no remainder.

Since 201,430,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 201,430,420, 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).