Q: Is 33,163,874 a Composite Number?

Why is 33,163,874 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 33,163,874 can be evenly divided by 1 2 16,581,937 and 33,163,874, with no remainder.

Since 33,163,874 cannot be divided by just 1 and 33,163,874, 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).