Q: Is 51,450,150 a Composite Number?

Why is 51,450,150 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 51,450,150 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 25 30 50 71 75 142 150 213 355 426 710 1,065 1,775 2,130 3,550 4,831 5,325 9,662 10,650 14,493 24,155 28,986 48,310 72,465 120,775 144,930 241,550 343,001 362,325 686,002 724,650 1,029,003 1,715,005 2,058,006 3,430,010 5,145,015 8,575,025 10,290,030 17,150,050 25,725,075 and 51,450,150, with no remainder.

Since 51,450,150 cannot be divided by just 1 and 51,450,150, 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).