Q: Is 221,202,245 a Composite Number?

Why is 221,202,245 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 221,202,245 can be evenly divided by 1 5 11 55 743 3,715 5,413 8,173 27,065 40,865 59,543 297,715 4,021,859 20,109,295 44,240,449 and 221,202,245, with no remainder.

Since 221,202,245 cannot be divided by just 1 and 221,202,245, 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).