Q: Is 3,163,557 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,163,557 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 3,163,557 can be evenly divided by 1 3 19 57 55,501 166,503 1,054,519 and 3,163,557, with no remainder.

Since 3,163,557 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,163,557, 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).