Q: Is 327,731,163 a Composite Number?

Why is 327,731,163 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 327,731,163 can be evenly divided by 1 3 23 31 37 41 69 93 101 111 123 303 713 851 943 1,147 1,271 1,517 2,139 2,323 2,553 2,829 3,131 3,441 3,737 3,813 4,141 4,551 6,969 9,393 11,211 12,423 26,381 29,233 34,891 47,027 72,013 79,143 85,951 87,699 95,243 104,673 115,847 128,371 141,081 153,217 216,039 257,853 285,729 347,541 385,113 459,651 1,081,621 2,664,481 2,952,533 3,244,863 3,523,991 4,749,727 7,993,443 8,857,599 10,571,973 14,249,181 109,243,721 and 327,731,163, with no remainder.

Since 327,731,163 cannot be divided by just 1 and 327,731,163, 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).