Q: Is 62,005,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 62,005,600 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 62,005,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 80 100 160 179 200 358 400 433 716 800 866 895 1,432 1,732 1,790 2,165 2,864 3,464 3,580 4,330 4,475 5,728 6,928 7,160 8,660 8,950 10,825 13,856 14,320 17,320 17,900 21,650 28,640 34,640 35,800 43,300 69,280 71,600 77,507 86,600 143,200 155,014 173,200 310,028 346,400 387,535 620,056 775,070 1,240,112 1,550,140 1,937,675 2,480,224 3,100,280 3,875,350 6,200,560 7,750,700 12,401,120 15,501,400 31,002,800 and 62,005,600, with no remainder.

Since 62,005,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 62,005,600, 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).