Q: Is 163,836 a Composite Number?

Why is 163,836 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 163,836 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 37 41 54 74 82 108 111 123 148 164 222 246 333 369 444 492 666 738 999 1,107 1,332 1,476 1,517 1,998 2,214 3,034 3,996 4,428 4,551 6,068 9,102 13,653 18,204 27,306 40,959 54,612 81,918 and 163,836, with no remainder.

Since 163,836 cannot be divided by just 1 and 163,836, 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).