Q: Is 331,201,242 a Composite Number?

Why is 331,201,242 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 331,201,242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 17 18 23 34 46 51 69 102 138 153 207 306 391 414 782 1,173 2,346 3,519 7,038 47,059 94,118 141,177 282,354 423,531 800,003 847,062 1,082,357 1,600,006 2,164,714 2,400,009 3,247,071 4,800,018 6,494,142 7,200,027 9,741,213 14,400,054 18,400,069 19,482,426 36,800,138 55,200,207 110,400,414 165,600,621 and 331,201,242, with no remainder.

Since 331,201,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 331,201,242, 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).