Q: Is 61,727,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 61,727,640 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 61,727,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 20 24 26 30 39 40 52 60 65 78 104 120 130 156 195 260 312 390 520 780 1,560 39,569 79,138 118,707 158,276 197,845 237,414 316,552 395,690 474,828 514,397 593,535 791,380 949,656 1,028,794 1,187,070 1,543,191 1,582,760 2,057,588 2,374,140 2,571,985 3,086,382 4,115,176 4,748,280 5,143,970 6,172,764 7,715,955 10,287,940 12,345,528 15,431,910 20,575,880 30,863,820 and 61,727,640, with no remainder.

Since 61,727,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 61,727,640, 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).