Q: Is 19,163,697 a Composite Number?

Why is 19,163,697 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 19,163,697 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 137 411 959 2,877 6,661 19,983 46,627 139,881 912,557 2,737,671 6,387,899 and 19,163,697, with no remainder.

Since 19,163,697 cannot be divided by just 1 and 19,163,697, 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).