Q: Is 26,237,750 a Composite Number?

Why is 26,237,750 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 26,237,750 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 11 14 22 25 29 35 47 50 55 58 70 77 94 110 125 145 154 175 203 235 250 275 290 319 329 350 385 406 470 517 550 638 658 725 770 875 1,015 1,034 1,175 1,363 1,375 1,450 1,595 1,645 1,750 1,925 2,030 2,233 2,350 2,585 2,726 2,750 3,190 3,290 3,619 3,625 3,850 4,466 5,075 5,170 5,875 6,815 7,238 7,250 7,975 8,225 9,541 9,625 10,150 11,165 11,750 12,925 13,630 14,993 15,950 16,450 18,095 19,082 19,250 22,330 25,375 25,850 29,986 34,075 36,190 39,875 41,125 47,705 50,750 55,825 64,625 68,150 74,965 79,750 82,250 90,475 95,410 104,951 111,650 129,250 149,930 170,375 180,950 209,902 238,525 279,125 340,750 374,825 452,375 477,050 524,755 558,250 749,650 904,750 1,049,510 1,192,625 1,874,125 2,385,250 2,623,775 3,748,250 5,247,550 13,118,875 and 26,237,750, with no remainder.

Since 26,237,750 cannot be divided by just 1 and 26,237,750, 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).