Q: Is 207,341 a Composite Number?

Why is 207,341 not 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 207,341 can be evenly divided by 1 and 207,341, with no remainder.

Since 207,341 can be divided by just 1 and 207,341, it is not 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).