Q: Is 3,163,443 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,163,443 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 3,163,443 can be evenly divided by 1 3 19 23 57 69 127 361 381 437 1,083 1,311 2,413 2,921 7,239 8,303 8,763 24,909 45,847 55,499 137,541 166,497 1,054,481 and 3,163,443, with no remainder.

Since 3,163,443 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,163,443, 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).