Q: Is 163,426,491 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 163,426,491 is a composite number.

Why is 163,426,491 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 163,426,491 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 27 51 81 153 243 459 729 1,377 4,131 12,393 13,187 39,561 118,683 224,179 356,049 672,537 1,068,147 2,017,611 3,204,441 6,052,833 9,613,323 18,158,499 54,475,497 and 163,426,491, with no remainder.

Since 163,426,491 cannot be divided by just 1 and 163,426,491, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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