Q: Is 37,221,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 37,221,500 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 37,221,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 25 29 34 50 58 68 85 100 116 125 145 151 170 250 290 302 340 425 493 500 580 604 725 755 850 986 1,450 1,510 1,700 1,972 2,125 2,465 2,567 2,900 3,020 3,625 3,775 4,250 4,379 4,930 5,134 7,250 7,550 8,500 8,758 9,860 10,268 12,325 12,835 14,500 15,100 17,516 18,875 21,895 24,650 25,670 37,750 43,790 49,300 51,340 61,625 64,175 74,443 75,500 87,580 109,475 123,250 128,350 148,886 218,950 246,500 256,700 297,772 320,875 372,215 437,900 547,375 641,750 744,430 1,094,750 1,283,500 1,488,860 1,861,075 2,189,500 3,722,150 7,444,300 9,305,375 18,610,750 and 37,221,500, with no remainder.

Since 37,221,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 37,221,500, 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).