Q: Is 37,000,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 37,000,000 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 37,000,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 37 40 50 64 74 80 100 125 148 160 185 200 250 296 320 370 400 500 592 625 740 800 925 1,000 1,184 1,250 1,480 1,600 1,850 2,000 2,368 2,500 2,960 3,125 3,700 4,000 4,625 5,000 5,920 6,250 7,400 8,000 9,250 10,000 11,840 12,500 14,800 15,625 18,500 20,000 23,125 25,000 29,600 31,250 37,000 40,000 46,250 50,000 59,200 62,500 74,000 92,500 100,000 115,625 125,000 148,000 185,000 200,000 231,250 250,000 296,000 370,000 462,500 500,000 578,125 740,000 925,000 1,000,000 1,156,250 1,480,000 1,850,000 2,312,500 3,700,000 4,625,000 7,400,000 9,250,000 18,500,000 and 37,000,000, with no remainder.

Since 37,000,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 37,000,000, 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).