Q: Is 61,432,506 a Composite Number?

Why is 61,432,506 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 61,432,506 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 37 54 74 81 111 162 222 277 333 554 666 831 999 1,369 1,662 1,998 2,493 2,738 2,997 4,107 4,986 5,994 7,479 8,214 10,249 12,321 14,958 20,498 22,437 24,642 30,747 36,963 44,874 61,494 73,926 92,241 110,889 184,482 221,778 276,723 379,213 553,446 758,426 830,169 1,137,639 1,660,338 2,275,278 3,412,917 6,825,834 10,238,751 20,477,502 30,716,253 and 61,432,506, with no remainder.

Since 61,432,506 cannot be divided by just 1 and 61,432,506, 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).