Q: Is 232,202,487 a Composite Number?

Why is 232,202,487 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 232,202,487 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 33 53 159 583 1,749 132,763 398,289 1,460,393 4,381,179 7,036,439 21,109,317 77,400,829 and 232,202,487, with no remainder.

Since 232,202,487 cannot be divided by just 1 and 232,202,487, 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).