Q: Is 61,534,116 a Composite Number?

Why is 61,534,116 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 61,534,116 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 28 36 42 61 63 84 122 126 183 244 252 366 427 549 732 854 1,098 1,281 1,708 2,196 2,562 3,843 4,003 5,124 7,686 8,006 12,009 15,372 16,012 24,018 28,021 36,027 48,036 56,042 72,054 84,063 112,084 144,108 168,126 244,183 252,189 336,252 488,366 504,378 732,549 976,732 1,008,756 1,465,098 1,709,281 2,197,647 2,930,196 3,418,562 4,395,294 5,127,843 6,837,124 8,790,588 10,255,686 15,383,529 20,511,372 30,767,058 and 61,534,116, with no remainder.

Since 61,534,116 cannot be divided by just 1 and 61,534,116, 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).