Q: Is 212,201,463 a Composite Number?

Why is 212,201,463 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 212,201,463 can be evenly divided by 1 3 17 51 71 213 1,207 3,621 58,603 175,809 996,251 2,988,753 4,160,813 12,482,439 70,733,821 and 212,201,463, with no remainder.

Since 212,201,463 cannot be divided by just 1 and 212,201,463, 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).