Q: Is 7,163,953 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,163,953 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 7,163,953 can be evenly divided by 1 17 421,409 and 7,163,953, with no remainder.

Since 7,163,953 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,163,953, 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).