Q: Is 7,163,877 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,163,877 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 7,163,877 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 89 267 623 1,869 3,833 11,499 26,831 80,493 341,137 1,023,411 2,387,959 and 7,163,877, with no remainder.

Since 7,163,877 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,163,877, 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).