Q: Is 201,201,099 a Composite Number?

Why is 201,201,099 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 201,201,099 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 33 121 167 363 501 1,837 3,319 5,511 9,957 20,207 36,509 60,621 109,527 401,599 554,273 1,204,797 1,662,819 6,097,003 18,291,009 67,067,033 and 201,201,099, with no remainder.

Since 201,201,099 cannot be divided by just 1 and 201,201,099, 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).