Q: Is 8,163,831 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,163,831 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 8,163,831 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 39 353 593 1,059 1,779 4,589 7,709 13,767 23,127 209,329 627,987 2,721,277 and 8,163,831, with no remainder.

Since 8,163,831 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,163,831, 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).