Q: Is 212,403,042 a Composite Number?

Why is 212,403,042 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 212,403,042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 41 82 123 246 369 449 641 738 898 1,282 1,347 1,923 2,694 3,846 4,041 5,769 8,082 11,538 18,409 26,281 36,818 52,562 55,227 78,843 110,454 157,686 165,681 236,529 287,809 331,362 473,058 575,618 863,427 1,726,854 2,590,281 5,180,562 11,800,169 23,600,338 35,400,507 70,801,014 106,201,521 and 212,403,042, with no remainder.

Since 212,403,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 212,403,042, 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).