Q: Is 62,142,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 62,142,000 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 62,142,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 125 150 200 240 250 300 375 400 500 600 750 1,000 1,200 1,500 2,000 3,000 6,000 10,357 20,714 31,071 41,428 51,785 62,142 82,856 103,570 124,284 155,355 165,712 207,140 248,568 258,925 310,710 414,280 497,136 517,850 621,420 776,775 828,560 1,035,700 1,242,840 1,294,625 1,553,550 2,071,400 2,485,680 2,589,250 3,107,100 3,883,875 4,142,800 5,178,500 6,214,200 7,767,750 10,357,000 12,428,400 15,535,500 20,714,000 31,071,000 and 62,142,000, with no remainder.

Since 62,142,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 62,142,000, 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).