Q: Is 212,201,202 a Composite Number?

Why is 212,201,202 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 212,201,202 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 101 202 303 606 3,467 6,934 10,201 10,401 20,402 20,802 30,603 61,206 350,167 700,334 1,050,501 2,101,002 35,366,867 70,733,734 106,100,601 and 212,201,202, with no remainder.

Since 212,201,202 cannot be divided by just 1 and 212,201,202, 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).