Q: Is 137,473,476 a Composite Number?

Why is 137,473,476 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 137,473,476 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 84 283 566 849 1,132 1,698 1,981 3,396 3,962 5,783 5,943 7,924 11,566 11,886 17,349 23,132 23,772 34,698 40,481 69,396 80,962 121,443 161,924 242,886 485,772 1,636,589 3,273,178 4,909,767 6,546,356 9,819,534 11,456,123 19,639,068 22,912,246 34,368,369 45,824,492 68,736,738 and 137,473,476, with no remainder.

Since 137,473,476 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,473,476, 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).