Q: Is 563,135,164 a Composite Number?

Why is 563,135,164 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 563,135,164 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 41 61 82 122 164 181 244 311 362 622 724 1,244 2,501 5,002 7,421 10,004 11,041 12,751 14,842 18,971 22,082 25,502 29,684 37,942 44,164 51,004 56,291 75,884 112,582 225,164 452,681 777,811 905,362 1,555,622 1,810,724 2,307,931 3,111,244 3,433,751 4,615,862 6,867,502 9,231,724 13,735,004 140,783,791 281,567,582 and 563,135,164, with no remainder.

Since 563,135,164 cannot be divided by just 1 and 563,135,164, 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).