Q: Is 207,135,860 a Composite Number?

Why is 207,135,860 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 207,135,860 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 67 134 268 335 670 1,340 154,579 309,158 618,316 772,895 1,545,790 3,091,580 10,356,793 20,713,586 41,427,172 51,783,965 103,567,930 and 207,135,860, with no remainder.

Since 207,135,860 cannot be divided by just 1 and 207,135,860, 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).