Q: Is 163,302,201 a Composite Number?

Why is 163,302,201 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 163,302,201 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 37 71 111 213 333 639 2,627 6,907 7,881 20,721 23,643 62,163 255,559 490,397 766,677 1,471,191 2,300,031 4,413,573 18,144,689 54,434,067 and 163,302,201, with no remainder.

Since 163,302,201 cannot be divided by just 1 and 163,302,201, 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).