Q: Is 212,201,210 a Composite Number?

Why is 212,201,210 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 212,201,210 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 13 26 65 130 1,632,317 3,264,634 8,161,585 16,323,170 21,220,121 42,440,242 106,100,605 and 212,201,210, with no remainder.

Since 212,201,210 cannot be divided by just 1 and 212,201,210, 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).