Q: Is 62,434,134 a Composite Number?

Why is 62,434,134 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 62,434,134 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 49 63 71 98 126 142 147 213 294 426 441 497 639 882 994 997 1,278 1,491 1,994 2,982 2,991 3,479 4,473 5,982 6,958 6,979 8,946 8,973 10,437 13,958 17,946 20,874 20,937 31,311 41,874 48,853 62,622 62,811 70,787 97,706 125,622 141,574 146,559 212,361 293,118 424,722 439,677 495,509 637,083 879,354 991,018 1,274,166 1,486,527 2,973,054 3,468,563 4,459,581 6,937,126 8,919,162 10,405,689 20,811,378 31,217,067 and 62,434,134, with no remainder.

Since 62,434,134 cannot be divided by just 1 and 62,434,134, 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).