Q: Is 420,201,321 a Composite Number?

Why is 420,201,321 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 420,201,321 can be evenly divided by 1 3 19 57 7,371,953 22,115,859 140,067,107 and 420,201,321, with no remainder.

Since 420,201,321 cannot be divided by just 1 and 420,201,321, 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).