Q: Is 207,177,268 a Composite Number?

Why is 207,177,268 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 207,177,268 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 43 86 172 1,204,519 2,409,038 4,818,076 51,794,317 103,588,634 and 207,177,268, with no remainder.

Since 207,177,268 cannot be divided by just 1 and 207,177,268, 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).