Q: Is 68,202,602 a Composite Number?

Why is 68,202,602 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 68,202,602 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 991 1,982 2,647 5,294 12,883 25,766 34,411 68,822 2,623,177 5,246,354 34,101,301 and 68,202,602, with no remainder.

Since 68,202,602 cannot be divided by just 1 and 68,202,602, 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).