Q: Is 37,517,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 37,517,500 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 37,517,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 43 50 86 100 125 172 215 250 349 430 500 625 698 860 1,075 1,250 1,396 1,745 2,150 2,500 3,490 4,300 5,375 6,980 8,725 10,750 15,007 17,450 21,500 26,875 30,014 34,900 43,625 53,750 60,028 75,035 87,250 107,500 150,070 174,500 218,125 300,140 375,175 436,250 750,350 872,500 1,500,700 1,875,875 3,751,750 7,503,500 9,379,375 18,758,750 and 37,517,500, with no remainder.

Since 37,517,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 37,517,500, 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).