Q: Is 88,202,058 a Composite Number?

Why is 88,202,058 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 88,202,058 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 49 98 147 294 300,007 600,014 900,021 1,800,042 2,100,049 4,200,098 6,300,147 12,600,294 14,700,343 29,400,686 44,101,029 and 88,202,058, with no remainder.

Since 88,202,058 cannot be divided by just 1 and 88,202,058, 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).