Q: Is 63,246,201 a Composite Number?

Why is 63,246,201 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 63,246,201 can be evenly divided by 1 3 491 1,473 42,937 128,811 21,082,067 and 63,246,201, with no remainder.

Since 63,246,201 cannot be divided by just 1 and 63,246,201, 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).