Q: Is 313,201,323 a Composite Number?

Why is 313,201,323 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 313,201,323 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 59 81 177 531 1,593 4,779 65,537 196,611 589,833 1,769,499 3,866,683 5,308,497 11,600,049 34,800,147 104,400,441 and 313,201,323, with no remainder.

Since 313,201,323 cannot be divided by just 1 and 313,201,323, 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).