Q: Is 163,202,157 a Composite Number?

Why is 163,202,157 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 163,202,157 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 43 129 387 421,711 1,265,133 3,795,399 18,133,573 54,400,719 and 163,202,157, with no remainder.

Since 163,202,157 cannot be divided by just 1 and 163,202,157, 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).