Q: Is 274,725,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 274,725,500 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 274,725,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 50 53 70 100 106 125 140 175 212 250 265 350 371 500 530 700 742 875 1,060 1,325 1,481 1,484 1,750 1,855 2,650 2,962 3,500 3,710 5,300 5,924 6,625 7,405 7,420 9,275 10,367 13,250 14,810 18,550 20,734 26,500 29,620 37,025 37,100 41,468 46,375 51,835 74,050 78,493 92,750 103,670 148,100 156,986 185,125 185,500 207,340 259,175 313,972 370,250 392,465 518,350 549,451 740,500 784,930 1,036,700 1,098,902 1,295,875 1,569,860 1,962,325 2,197,804 2,591,750 2,747,255 3,924,650 5,183,500 5,494,510 7,849,300 9,811,625 10,989,020 13,736,275 19,623,250 27,472,550 39,246,500 54,945,100 68,681,375 137,362,750 and 274,725,500, with no remainder.

Since 274,725,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 274,725,500, 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).