Q: Is 212,032,002 a Composite Number?

Why is 212,032,002 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 212,032,002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 13 14 21 26 31 39 42 62 78 91 93 182 186 217 273 403 434 546 651 806 1,209 1,302 2,418 2,821 5,642 8,463 12,527 16,926 25,054 37,581 75,162 87,689 162,851 175,378 263,067 325,702 388,337 488,553 526,134 776,674 977,106 1,139,957 1,165,011 2,279,914 2,330,022 2,718,359 3,419,871 5,048,381 5,436,718 6,839,742 8,155,077 10,096,762 15,145,143 16,310,154 30,290,286 35,338,667 70,677,334 106,016,001 and 212,032,002, with no remainder.

Since 212,032,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 212,032,002, 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).