Q: Is 202,232,133 a Composite Number?

Why is 202,232,133 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 202,232,133 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 81 127 243 381 1,143 3,429 6,553 10,287 19,659 30,861 58,977 176,931 530,793 832,231 1,592,379 2,496,693 7,490,079 22,470,237 67,410,711 and 202,232,133, with no remainder.

Since 202,232,133 cannot be divided by just 1 and 202,232,133, 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).