Q: Is 101,102,001 a Composite Number?

Why is 101,102,001 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 101,102,001 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 11 13 21 33 39 77 91 131 143 231 257 273 393 429 771 917 1,001 1,441 1,703 1,799 2,751 2,827 3,003 3,341 4,323 5,109 5,397 8,481 10,023 10,087 11,921 18,733 19,789 23,387 30,261 33,667 35,763 36,751 56,199 59,367 70,161 101,001 110,253 131,131 235,669 257,257 370,337 393,393 437,671 707,007 771,771 1,111,011 1,313,013 2,592,359 3,063,697 4,814,381 7,777,077 9,191,091 14,443,143 33,700,667 and 101,102,001, with no remainder.

Since 101,102,001 cannot be divided by just 1 and 101,102,001, 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).