Q: Is 221,130,108 a Composite Number?

Why is 221,130,108 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 221,130,108 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 108 2,047,501 4,095,002 6,142,503 8,190,004 12,285,006 18,427,509 24,570,012 36,855,018 55,282,527 73,710,036 110,565,054 and 221,130,108, with no remainder.

Since 221,130,108 cannot be divided by just 1 and 221,130,108, 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).