Q: Is 104,135,163 a Composite Number?

Why is 104,135,163 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 104,135,163 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 33 103 309 1,133 3,399 30,637 91,911 337,007 1,011,021 3,155,611 9,466,833 34,711,721 and 104,135,163, with no remainder.

Since 104,135,163 cannot be divided by just 1 and 104,135,163, 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).