Q: Is 214,201,231 a Composite Number?

Why is 214,201,231 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 214,201,231 can be evenly divided by 1 19 23 47 437 893 1,081 10,429 20,539 198,151 239,867 490,163 4,557,473 9,313,097 11,273,749 and 214,201,231, with no remainder.

Since 214,201,231 cannot be divided by just 1 and 214,201,231, 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).