Q: Is 68,201,992 a Composite Number?

Why is 68,201,992 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 68,201,992 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 23 46 92 184 370,663 741,326 1,482,652 2,965,304 8,525,249 17,050,498 34,100,996 and 68,201,992, with no remainder.

Since 68,201,992 cannot be divided by just 1 and 68,201,992, 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).