Q: Is 58,877,490 a Composite Number?

Why is 58,877,490 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 58,877,490 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 30 35 42 70 105 181 210 362 543 905 1,086 1,267 1,549 1,810 2,534 2,715 3,098 3,801 4,647 5,430 6,335 7,602 7,745 9,294 10,843 12,670 15,490 19,005 21,686 23,235 32,529 38,010 46,470 54,215 65,058 108,430 162,645 280,369 325,290 560,738 841,107 1,401,845 1,682,214 1,962,583 2,803,690 3,925,166 4,205,535 5,887,749 8,411,070 9,812,915 11,775,498 19,625,830 29,438,745 and 58,877,490, with no remainder.

Since 58,877,490 cannot be divided by just 1 and 58,877,490, 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).