Q: Is 62,346,570 a Composite Number?

Why is 62,346,570 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 62,346,570 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 11 13 15 22 26 30 33 39 55 65 66 78 110 130 143 165 195 286 330 390 429 715 858 1,430 2,145 4,290 14,533 29,066 43,599 72,665 87,198 145,330 159,863 188,929 217,995 319,726 377,858 435,990 479,589 566,787 799,315 944,645 959,178 1,133,574 1,598,630 1,889,290 2,078,219 2,397,945 2,833,935 4,156,438 4,795,890 5,667,870 6,234,657 10,391,095 12,469,314 20,782,190 31,173,285 and 62,346,570, with no remainder.

Since 62,346,570 cannot be divided by just 1 and 62,346,570, 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).