Q: Is 212,201,465 a Composite Number?

Why is 212,201,465 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 212,201,465 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 35 59 295 413 2,065 102,761 513,805 719,327 3,596,635 6,062,899 30,314,495 42,440,293 and 212,201,465, with no remainder.

Since 212,201,465 cannot be divided by just 1 and 212,201,465, 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).