Q: Is 232,201,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 232,201,100 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 232,201,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 23 25 46 50 92 100 115 230 460 575 1,150 2,300 100,957 201,914 403,828 504,785 1,009,570 2,019,140 2,322,011 2,523,925 4,644,022 5,047,850 9,288,044 10,095,700 11,610,055 23,220,110 46,440,220 58,050,275 116,100,550 and 232,201,100, with no remainder.

Since 232,201,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 232,201,100, 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).