Q: Is 163,202,465 a Composite Number?

Why is 163,202,465 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 163,202,465 can be evenly divided by 1 5 17 85 293 1,465 4,981 6,553 24,905 32,765 111,401 557,005 1,920,029 9,600,145 32,640,493 and 163,202,465, with no remainder.

Since 163,202,465 cannot be divided by just 1 and 163,202,465, 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).