Q: Is 58,537,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 58,537,400 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 58,537,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 200 487 601 974 1,202 1,948 2,404 2,435 3,005 3,896 4,808 4,870 6,010 9,740 12,020 12,175 15,025 19,480 24,040 24,350 30,050 48,700 60,100 97,400 120,200 292,687 585,374 1,170,748 1,463,435 2,341,496 2,926,870 5,853,740 7,317,175 11,707,480 14,634,350 29,268,700 and 58,537,400, with no remainder.

Since 58,537,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 58,537,400, 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).