Q: Is 63,201,222 a Composite Number?

Why is 63,201,222 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 63,201,222 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 54 63 81 126 162 189 378 567 1,134 55,733 111,466 167,199 334,398 390,131 501,597 780,262 1,003,194 1,170,393 1,504,791 2,340,786 3,009,582 3,511,179 4,514,373 7,022,358 9,028,746 10,533,537 21,067,074 31,600,611 and 63,201,222, with no remainder.

Since 63,201,222 cannot be divided by just 1 and 63,201,222, 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).