Q: Is 62,420,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 62,420,280 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 62,420,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 20 24 26 30 39 40 52 60 65 78 104 120 130 156 195 260 312 390 520 780 1,560 40,013 80,026 120,039 160,052 200,065 240,078 320,104 400,130 480,156 520,169 600,195 800,260 960,312 1,040,338 1,200,390 1,560,507 1,600,520 2,080,676 2,400,780 2,600,845 3,121,014 4,161,352 4,801,560 5,201,690 6,242,028 7,802,535 10,403,380 12,484,056 15,605,070 20,806,760 31,210,140 and 62,420,280, with no remainder.

Since 62,420,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 62,420,280, 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).