Q: Is 41,722,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 41,722,500 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 41,722,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 125 150 250 300 375 500 625 750 1,250 1,500 1,875 2,500 3,750 5,563 7,500 11,126 16,689 22,252 27,815 33,378 55,630 66,756 83,445 111,260 139,075 166,890 278,150 333,780 417,225 556,300 695,375 834,450 1,390,750 1,668,900 2,086,125 2,781,500 3,476,875 4,172,250 6,953,750 8,344,500 10,430,625 13,907,500 20,861,250 and 41,722,500, with no remainder.

Since 41,722,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 41,722,500, 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).