Q: Is 162,472,743 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 162,472,743 is a composite number.

Why is 162,472,743 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 162,472,743 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 19 27 57 79 171 211 237 361 513 633 711 1,083 1,501 1,899 2,133 3,249 4,009 4,503 5,697 9,747 12,027 13,509 16,669 28,519 36,081 40,527 50,007 76,171 85,557 108,243 150,021 228,513 256,671 316,711 450,063 685,539 770,013 950,133 2,056,617 2,850,399 6,017,509 8,551,197 18,052,527 54,157,581 and 162,472,743, with no remainder.

Since 162,472,743 cannot be divided by just 1 and 162,472,743, it is a composite number.


More Examples

Number 162,472,741162,472,742162,472,744162,472,745
Composite? yesyesyesyes
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

Explore more about the number 162,472,743:


Ask a Question