Q: Is 202,201,003 a Composite Number?

Why is 202,201,003 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 202,201,003 can be evenly divided by 1 31 47 107 1,297 1,457 3,317 5,029 40,207 60,959 138,779 155,899 1,889,729 4,302,149 6,522,613 and 202,201,003, with no remainder.

Since 202,201,003 cannot be divided by just 1 and 202,201,003, 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).