Q: Is 111,223,002 a Composite Number?

Why is 111,223,002 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 111,223,002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 66 167 334 501 1,002 1,837 3,674 5,511 10,091 11,022 20,182 30,273 60,546 111,001 222,002 333,003 666,006 1,685,197 3,370,394 5,055,591 10,111,182 18,537,167 37,074,334 55,611,501 and 111,223,002, with no remainder.

Since 111,223,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 111,223,002, 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).