Q: Is 62,135,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 62,135,000 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 62,135,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 17 20 25 34 40 43 50 68 85 86 100 125 136 170 172 200 215 250 289 340 344 425 430 500 578 625 680 731 850 860 1,000 1,075 1,156 1,250 1,445 1,462 1,700 1,720 2,125 2,150 2,312 2,500 2,890 2,924 3,400 3,655 4,250 4,300 5,000 5,375 5,780 5,848 7,225 7,310 8,500 8,600 10,625 10,750 11,560 12,427 14,450 14,620 17,000 18,275 21,250 21,500 24,854 26,875 28,900 29,240 36,125 36,550 42,500 43,000 49,708 53,750 57,800 62,135 72,250 73,100 85,000 91,375 99,416 107,500 124,270 144,500 146,200 180,625 182,750 215,000 248,540 289,000 310,675 361,250 365,500 456,875 497,080 621,350 722,500 731,000 913,750 1,242,700 1,445,000 1,553,375 1,827,500 2,485,400 3,106,750 3,655,000 6,213,500 7,766,875 12,427,000 15,533,750 31,067,500 and 62,135,000, with no remainder.

Since 62,135,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 62,135,000, 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).