Q: Is 202,102,852 a Composite Number?

Why is 202,102,852 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 202,102,852 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 49 98 196 1,031,137 2,062,274 4,124,548 7,217,959 14,435,918 28,871,836 50,525,713 101,051,426 and 202,102,852, with no remainder.

Since 202,102,852 cannot be divided by just 1 and 202,102,852, 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).