Q: Is 37,176,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 37,176,000 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 37,176,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 64 75 80 96 100 120 125 150 160 192 200 240 250 300 320 375 400 480 500 600 750 800 960 1,000 1,200 1,500 1,549 1,600 2,000 2,400 3,000 3,098 4,000 4,647 4,800 6,000 6,196 7,745 8,000 9,294 12,000 12,392 15,490 18,588 23,235 24,000 24,784 30,980 37,176 38,725 46,470 49,568 61,960 74,352 77,450 92,940 99,136 116,175 123,920 148,704 154,900 185,880 193,625 232,350 247,840 297,408 309,800 371,760 387,250 464,700 495,680 580,875 619,600 743,520 774,500 929,400 1,161,750 1,239,200 1,487,040 1,549,000 1,858,800 2,323,500 2,478,400 3,098,000 3,717,600 4,647,000 6,196,000 7,435,200 9,294,000 12,392,000 18,588,000 and 37,176,000, with no remainder.

Since 37,176,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 37,176,000, 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).