Q: Is 214,201,230 a Composite Number?

Why is 214,201,230 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 214,201,230 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 7,140,041 14,280,082 21,420,123 35,700,205 42,840,246 71,400,410 107,100,615 and 214,201,230, with no remainder.

Since 214,201,230 cannot be divided by just 1 and 214,201,230, 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).