Q: Is 331,102,002 a Composite Number?

Why is 331,102,002 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 331,102,002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 11 14 21 22 33 42 66 77 154 231 462 716,671 1,433,342 2,150,013 4,300,026 5,016,697 7,883,381 10,033,394 15,050,091 15,766,762 23,650,143 30,100,182 47,300,286 55,183,667 110,367,334 165,551,001 and 331,102,002, with no remainder.

Since 331,102,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 331,102,002, 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).