Q: Is 237,784,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 237,784,500 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 237,784,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 53 60 75 90 100 106 125 150 159 180 212 225 250 265 300 318 375 450 477 500 530 636 750 795 900 954 997 1,060 1,125 1,325 1,500 1,590 1,908 1,994 2,250 2,385 2,650 2,991 3,180 3,975 3,988 4,500 4,770 4,985 5,300 5,982 6,625 7,950 8,973 9,540 9,970 11,925 11,964 13,250 14,955 15,900 17,946 19,875 19,940 23,850 24,925 26,500 29,910 35,892 39,750 44,865 47,700 49,850 52,841 59,625 59,820 74,775 79,500 89,730 99,700 105,682 119,250 124,625 149,550 158,523 179,460 211,364 224,325 238,500 249,250 264,205 299,100 317,046 373,875 448,650 475,569 498,500 528,410 634,092 747,750 792,615 897,300 951,138 1,056,820 1,121,625 1,321,025 1,495,500 1,585,230 1,902,276 2,243,250 2,377,845 2,642,050 3,170,460 3,963,075 4,486,500 4,755,690 5,284,100 6,605,125 7,926,150 9,511,380 11,889,225 13,210,250 15,852,300 19,815,375 23,778,450 26,420,500 39,630,750 47,556,900 59,446,125 79,261,500 118,892,250 and 237,784,500, with no remainder.

Since 237,784,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 237,784,500, 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).