Q: Is 720,201,243 a Composite Number?

Why is 720,201,243 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 720,201,243 can be evenly divided by 1 3 17 51 383 1,149 6,511 19,533 36,871 110,613 626,807 1,880,421 14,121,593 42,364,779 240,067,081 and 720,201,243, with no remainder.

Since 720,201,243 cannot be divided by just 1 and 720,201,243, 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).