Q: Is 62,132,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 62,132,100 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 62,132,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 71 75 100 142 150 213 284 300 355 426 710 852 1,065 1,420 1,775 2,130 2,917 3,550 4,260 5,325 5,834 7,100 8,751 10,650 11,668 14,585 17,502 21,300 29,170 35,004 43,755 58,340 72,925 87,510 145,850 175,020 207,107 218,775 291,700 414,214 437,550 621,321 828,428 875,100 1,035,535 1,242,642 2,071,070 2,485,284 3,106,605 4,142,140 5,177,675 6,213,210 10,355,350 12,426,420 15,533,025 20,710,700 31,066,050 and 62,132,100, with no remainder.

Since 62,132,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 62,132,100, 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).