Q: Is 202,202,223 a Composite Number?

Why is 202,202,223 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 202,202,223 can be evenly divided by 1 3 23 69 97 291 2,231 6,693 30,211 90,633 694,853 2,084,559 2,930,467 8,791,401 67,400,741 and 202,202,223, with no remainder.

Since 202,202,223 cannot be divided by just 1 and 202,202,223, 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).