Q: Is 207,750,977 a Composite Number?

Why is 207,750,977 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 207,750,977 can be evenly divided by 1 7 41 59 287 413 2,419 12,269 16,933 85,883 503,029 723,871 3,521,203 5,067,097 29,678,711 and 207,750,977, with no remainder.

Since 207,750,977 cannot be divided by just 1 and 207,750,977, 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).