Q: Is 232,122,233 a Composite Number?

Why is 232,122,233 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 232,122,233 can be evenly divided by 1 7 17 23 119 161 391 2,737 84,809 593,663 1,441,753 1,950,607 10,092,271 13,654,249 33,160,319 and 232,122,233, with no remainder.

Since 232,122,233 cannot be divided by just 1 and 232,122,233, 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).