Q: Is 221,232,132 a Composite Number?

Why is 221,232,132 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 221,232,132 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 18 22 33 36 44 66 99 132 198 396 421 842 1,263 1,327 1,684 2,526 2,654 3,789 3,981 4,631 5,052 5,308 7,578 7,962 9,262 11,943 13,893 14,597 15,156 15,924 18,524 23,886 27,786 29,194 41,679 43,791 47,772 55,572 58,388 83,358 87,582 131,373 166,716 175,164 262,746 525,492 558,667 1,117,334 1,676,001 2,234,668 3,352,002 5,028,003 6,145,337 6,704,004 10,056,006 12,290,674 18,436,011 20,112,012 24,581,348 36,872,022 55,308,033 73,744,044 110,616,066 and 221,232,132, with no remainder.

Since 221,232,132 cannot be divided by just 1 and 221,232,132, 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).