Q: Is 61,272,828 a Composite Number?

Why is 61,272,828 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 61,272,828 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 17 18 23 27 34 36 46 51 54 68 69 92 102 108 138 153 204 207 276 306 391 414 459 612 621 782 828 918 1,173 1,242 1,451 1,564 1,836 2,346 2,484 2,902 3,519 4,353 4,692 5,804 7,038 8,706 10,557 13,059 14,076 17,412 21,114 24,667 26,118 33,373 39,177 42,228 49,334 52,236 66,746 74,001 78,354 98,668 100,119 133,492 148,002 156,708 200,238 222,003 296,004 300,357 400,476 444,006 567,341 600,714 666,009 888,012 901,071 1,134,682 1,201,428 1,332,018 1,702,023 1,802,142 2,269,364 2,664,036 3,404,046 3,604,284 5,106,069 6,808,092 10,212,138 15,318,207 20,424,276 30,636,414 and 61,272,828, with no remainder.

Since 61,272,828 cannot be divided by just 1 and 61,272,828, 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).