Q: Is 4,201,203 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,201,203 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 4,201,203 can be evenly divided by 1 3 23 69 60,887 182,661 1,400,401 and 4,201,203, with no remainder.

Since 4,201,203 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,201,203, 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).