Q: Is 40,512,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 40,512,500 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 40,512,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 50 70 100 125 140 175 250 350 463 500 625 700 875 926 1,250 1,750 1,852 2,315 2,500 3,125 3,241 3,500 4,375 4,630 6,250 6,482 8,750 9,260 11,575 12,500 12,964 16,205 17,500 21,875 23,150 32,410 43,750 46,300 57,875 64,820 81,025 87,500 115,750 162,050 231,500 289,375 324,100 405,125 578,750 810,250 1,157,500 1,446,875 1,620,500 2,025,625 2,893,750 4,051,250 5,787,500 8,102,500 10,128,125 20,256,250 and 40,512,500, with no remainder.

Since 40,512,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,512,500, 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).