Q: Is 202,202,217 a Composite Number?

Why is 202,202,217 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 202,202,217 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 27 63 189 1,069,853 3,209,559 7,488,971 9,628,677 22,466,913 28,886,031 67,400,739 and 202,202,217, with no remainder.

Since 202,202,217 cannot be divided by just 1 and 202,202,217, 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).