Q: Is 202,202,315 a Composite Number?

Why is 202,202,315 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 202,202,315 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 23 35 67 115 161 163 335 469 529 805 815 1,141 1,541 2,345 2,645 3,703 3,749 5,705 7,705 10,787 10,921 18,515 18,745 26,243 35,443 53,935 54,605 76,447 86,227 131,215 177,215 248,101 251,183 382,235 431,135 603,589 1,240,505 1,255,915 1,758,281 3,017,945 5,777,209 8,791,405 28,886,045 40,440,463 and 202,202,315, with no remainder.

Since 202,202,315 cannot be divided by just 1 and 202,202,315, 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).