Q: Is 207,660,762 a Composite Number?

Why is 207,660,762 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 207,660,762 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 347 694 1,041 2,082 3,123 6,246 33,247 66,494 99,741 199,482 299,223 598,446 11,536,709 23,073,418 34,610,127 69,220,254 103,830,381 and 207,660,762, with no remainder.

Since 207,660,762 cannot be divided by just 1 and 207,660,762, 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).