Q: Is 97,764,513 a Composite Number?

Why is 97,764,513 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 97,764,513 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 11 21 23 33 69 77 161 231 253 483 759 1,771 5,313 18,401 55,203 128,807 202,411 386,421 423,223 607,233 1,269,669 1,416,877 2,962,561 4,250,631 4,655,453 8,887,683 13,966,359 32,588,171 and 97,764,513, with no remainder.

Since 97,764,513 cannot be divided by just 1 and 97,764,513, 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).