Q: Is 212,660,205 a Composite Number?

Why is 212,660,205 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 212,660,205 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 1,019 3,057 5,095 13,913 15,285 41,739 69,565 208,695 14,177,347 42,532,041 70,886,735 and 212,660,205, with no remainder.

Since 212,660,205 cannot be divided by just 1 and 212,660,205, 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).