Q: Is 163,177,724 a Composite Number?

Why is 163,177,724 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 163,177,724 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 4,937 8,263 9,874 16,526 19,748 33,052 40,794,431 81,588,862 and 163,177,724, with no remainder.

Since 163,177,724 cannot be divided by just 1 and 163,177,724, 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).