Q: Is 163,246,041 a Composite Number?

Why is 163,246,041 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 163,246,041 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 63 953 2,719 2,859 6,671 8,157 8,577 19,033 20,013 24,471 57,099 60,039 171,297 2,591,207 7,773,621 18,138,449 23,320,863 54,415,347 and 163,246,041, with no remainder.

Since 163,246,041 cannot be divided by just 1 and 163,246,041, 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).