Q: Is 202,246,756 a Composite Number?

Why is 202,246,756 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 202,246,756 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 34 68 401 802 1,604 6,817 7,417 13,634 14,834 27,268 29,668 126,089 252,178 504,356 2,974,217 5,948,434 11,896,868 50,561,689 101,123,378 and 202,246,756, with no remainder.

Since 202,246,756 cannot be divided by just 1 and 202,246,756, 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).