Q: Is 202,201,197 a Composite Number?

Why is 202,201,197 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 202,201,197 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 33 83 249 913 2,739 73,823 221,469 812,053 2,436,159 6,127,309 18,381,927 67,400,399 and 202,201,197, with no remainder.

Since 202,201,197 cannot be divided by just 1 and 202,201,197, 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).