Q: Is 163,232,342 a Composite Number?

Why is 163,232,342 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 163,232,342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 13 14 26 91 113 182 226 791 1,469 1,582 2,938 7,937 10,283 15,874 20,566 55,559 103,181 111,118 206,362 722,267 896,881 1,444,534 1,793,762 6,278,167 11,659,453 12,556,334 23,318,906 81,616,171 and 163,232,342, with no remainder.

Since 163,232,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 163,232,342, 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).