Q: Is 4,137,525 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,137,525 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 4,137,525 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 21 25 35 37 45 63 71 75 105 111 175 185 213 225 259 315 333 355 497 525 555 639 777 925 1,065 1,295 1,491 1,575 1,665 1,775 2,331 2,485 2,627 2,775 3,195 3,885 4,473 5,325 6,475 7,455 7,881 8,325 11,655 12,425 13,135 15,975 18,389 19,425 22,365 23,643 37,275 39,405 55,167 58,275 65,675 91,945 111,825 118,215 165,501 197,025 275,835 459,725 591,075 827,505 1,379,175 and 4,137,525, with no remainder.

Since 4,137,525 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,137,525, 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).