Q: Is 211,201,215 a Composite Number?

Why is 211,201,215 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 211,201,215 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 61 71 183 213 305 355 915 1,065 3,251 4,331 9,753 12,993 16,255 21,655 48,765 64,965 198,311 230,821 594,933 692,463 991,555 1,154,105 2,974,665 3,462,315 14,080,081 42,240,243 70,400,405 and 211,201,215, with no remainder.

Since 211,201,215 cannot be divided by just 1 and 211,201,215, 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).