Q: Is 137,532,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 137,532,500 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 137,532,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 29 35 50 58 70 100 116 125 140 145 175 203 250 271 290 350 406 500 542 580 625 700 725 812 875 1,015 1,084 1,250 1,355 1,450 1,750 1,897 2,030 2,500 2,710 2,900 3,500 3,625 3,794 4,060 4,375 5,075 5,420 6,775 7,250 7,588 7,859 8,750 9,485 10,150 13,550 14,500 15,718 17,500 18,125 18,970 20,300 25,375 27,100 31,436 33,875 36,250 37,940 39,295 47,425 50,750 55,013 67,750 72,500 78,590 94,850 101,500 110,026 126,875 135,500 157,180 169,375 189,700 196,475 220,052 237,125 253,750 275,065 338,750 392,950 474,250 507,500 550,130 677,500 785,900 948,500 982,375 1,100,260 1,185,625 1,375,325 1,964,750 2,371,250 2,750,650 3,929,500 4,742,500 4,911,875 5,501,300 6,876,625 9,823,750 13,753,250 19,647,500 27,506,500 34,383,125 68,766,250 and 137,532,500, with no remainder.

Since 137,532,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,532,500, 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).