Q: Is 63,201,537 a Composite Number?

Why is 63,201,537 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 63,201,537 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 63 1,003,199 3,009,597 7,022,393 9,028,791 21,067,179 and 63,201,537, with no remainder.

Since 63,201,537 cannot be divided by just 1 and 63,201,537, 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).