Q: Is 137,347,452 a Composite Number?

Why is 137,347,452 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 137,347,452 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 18 22 33 36 44 66 99 127 132 198 254 381 396 508 762 1,143 1,397 1,524 2,286 2,731 2,794 4,191 4,572 5,462 5,588 8,193 8,382 10,924 12,573 16,386 16,764 24,579 25,146 30,041 32,772 49,158 50,292 60,082 90,123 98,316 120,164 180,246 270,369 346,837 360,492 540,738 693,674 1,040,511 1,081,476 1,387,348 2,081,022 3,121,533 3,815,207 4,162,044 6,243,066 7,630,414 11,445,621 12,486,132 15,260,828 22,891,242 34,336,863 45,782,484 68,673,726 and 137,347,452, with no remainder.

Since 137,347,452 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,347,452, 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).