Q: Is 266,201,622 a Composite Number?

Why is 266,201,622 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 266,201,622 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 14,788,979 29,577,958 44,366,937 88,733,874 133,100,811 and 266,201,622, with no remainder.

Since 266,201,622 cannot be divided by just 1 and 266,201,622, 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).