Q: Is 36,302,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 36,302,500 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 36,302,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 25 26 50 52 65 100 125 130 250 260 325 500 625 650 1,117 1,250 1,300 1,625 2,234 2,500 3,250 4,468 5,585 6,500 8,125 11,170 14,521 16,250 22,340 27,925 29,042 32,500 55,850 58,084 72,605 111,700 139,625 145,210 279,250 290,420 363,025 558,500 698,125 726,050 1,396,250 1,452,100 1,815,125 2,792,500 3,630,250 7,260,500 9,075,625 18,151,250 and 36,302,500, with no remainder.

Since 36,302,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 36,302,500, 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).