Q: Is 38,302,740 a Composite Number?

Why is 38,302,740 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 38,302,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 27 28 30 35 36 42 45 54 60 63 70 84 90 105 108 126 135 140 180 189 210 252 270 315 378 420 540 630 756 945 1,260 1,890 3,780 10,133 20,266 30,399 40,532 50,665 60,798 70,931 91,197 101,330 121,596 141,862 151,995 182,394 202,660 212,793 273,591 283,724 303,990 354,655 364,788 425,586 455,985 547,182 607,980 638,379 709,310 851,172 911,970 1,063,965 1,094,364 1,276,758 1,367,955 1,418,620 1,823,940 1,915,137 2,127,930 2,553,516 2,735,910 3,191,895 3,830,274 4,255,860 5,471,820 6,383,790 7,660,548 9,575,685 12,767,580 19,151,370 and 38,302,740, with no remainder.

Since 38,302,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 38,302,740, 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).