Q: Is 204,201,304 a Composite Number?

Why is 204,201,304 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 204,201,304 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 181 362 724 1,448 141,023 282,046 564,092 1,128,184 25,525,163 51,050,326 102,100,652 and 204,201,304, with no remainder.

Since 204,201,304 cannot be divided by just 1 and 204,201,304, 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).