Q: Is 98,163,553 a Composite Number?

Why is 98,163,553 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 98,163,553 can be evenly divided by 1 37 41 1,517 64,709 2,394,233 2,653,069 and 98,163,553, with no remainder.

Since 98,163,553 cannot be divided by just 1 and 98,163,553, 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).