Q: Is 164,344,108 a Composite Number?

Why is 164,344,108 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 164,344,108 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 23 43 46 86 92 172 989 1,978 3,956 41,543 83,086 166,172 955,489 1,786,349 1,910,978 3,572,698 3,821,956 7,145,396 41,086,027 82,172,054 and 164,344,108, with no remainder.

Since 164,344,108 cannot be divided by just 1 and 164,344,108, 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).