Q: Is 37,438,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 37,438,560 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 37,438,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 96 120 144 160 180 240 288 360 480 720 1,440 25,999 51,998 77,997 103,996 129,995 155,994 207,992 233,991 259,990 311,988 389,985 415,984 467,982 519,980 623,976 779,970 831,968 935,964 1,039,960 1,169,955 1,247,952 1,559,940 1,871,928 2,079,920 2,339,910 2,495,904 3,119,880 3,743,856 4,159,840 4,679,820 6,239,760 7,487,712 9,359,640 12,479,520 18,719,280 and 37,438,560, with no remainder.

Since 37,438,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 37,438,560, 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).