Q: Is 84,201,411 a Composite Number?

Why is 84,201,411 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 84,201,411 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 61 183 427 1,281 65,731 197,193 460,117 1,380,351 4,009,591 12,028,773 28,067,137 and 84,201,411, with no remainder.

Since 84,201,411 cannot be divided by just 1 and 84,201,411, 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).