Q: Is 7,163,687 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,163,687 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 7,163,687 can be evenly divided by 1 71 163 619 11,573 43,949 100,897 and 7,163,687, with no remainder.

Since 7,163,687 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,163,687, 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).