Q: Is 97,961,547 a Composite Number?

Why is 97,961,547 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 97,961,547 can be evenly divided by 1 3 61 73 183 219 4,453 7,333 13,359 21,999 447,313 535,309 1,341,939 1,605,927 32,653,849 and 97,961,547, with no remainder.

Since 97,961,547 cannot be divided by just 1 and 97,961,547, 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).