Q: Is 252,021,231 a Composite Number?

Why is 252,021,231 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 252,021,231 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 11 21 33 63 77 99 231 359 693 1,013 1,077 2,513 3,039 3,231 3,949 7,091 7,539 9,117 11,143 11,847 21,273 22,617 27,643 33,429 35,541 63,819 78,001 82,929 100,287 234,003 248,787 363,667 702,009 1,091,001 2,545,669 3,273,003 4,000,337 7,637,007 12,001,011 22,911,021 28,002,359 36,003,033 84,007,077 and 252,021,231, with no remainder.

Since 252,021,231 cannot be divided by just 1 and 252,021,231, 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).