Q: Is 37,975,875 a Composite Number?

Why is 37,975,875 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 37,975,875 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 15 17 21 23 25 35 37 51 69 75 85 105 111 115 119 125 161 175 185 255 259 345 357 375 391 425 483 525 555 575 595 629 777 805 851 875 925 1,173 1,275 1,295 1,725 1,785 1,887 1,955 2,125 2,415 2,553 2,625 2,737 2,775 2,875 2,975 3,145 3,885 4,025 4,255 4,403 4,625 5,865 5,957 6,375 6,475 8,211 8,625 8,925 9,435 9,775 12,075 12,765 13,209 13,685 13,875 14,467 14,875 15,725 17,871 19,425 20,125 21,275 22,015 29,325 29,785 32,375 41,055 43,401 44,625 47,175 48,875 60,375 63,825 66,045 68,425 72,335 78,625 89,355 97,125 101,269 106,375 110,075 146,625 148,925 205,275 217,005 235,875 303,807 319,125 330,225 342,125 361,675 446,775 506,345 550,375 744,625 1,026,375 1,085,025 1,519,035 1,651,125 1,808,375 2,233,875 2,531,725 5,425,125 7,595,175 12,658,625 and 37,975,875, with no remainder.

Since 37,975,875 cannot be divided by just 1 and 37,975,875, 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).