Q: Is 202,344,246 a Composite Number?

Why is 202,344,246 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 202,344,246 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 39 78 117 139 234 278 417 834 1,251 1,807 2,502 3,614 5,421 6,221 10,842 12,442 16,263 18,663 32,526 37,326 55,989 80,873 111,978 161,746 242,619 485,238 727,857 864,719 1,455,714 1,729,438 2,594,157 5,188,314 7,782,471 11,241,347 15,564,942 22,482,694 33,724,041 67,448,082 101,172,123 and 202,344,246, with no remainder.

Since 202,344,246 cannot be divided by just 1 and 202,344,246, 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).