Q: Is 163,246,039 a Composite Number?

Why is 163,246,039 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 163,246,039 can be evenly divided by 1 11 103 149 967 1,133 1,639 10,637 15,347 99,601 144,083 168,817 1,095,611 1,584,913 14,840,549 and 163,246,039, with no remainder.

Since 163,246,039 cannot be divided by just 1 and 163,246,039, 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).