Q: Is 62,466,474 a Composite Number?

Why is 62,466,474 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 62,466,474 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 49 98 127 147 239 254 294 343 381 478 686 717 762 889 1,029 1,434 1,673 1,778 2,058 2,667 3,346 5,019 5,334 6,223 10,038 11,711 12,446 18,669 23,422 30,353 35,133 37,338 43,561 60,706 70,266 81,977 87,122 91,059 130,683 163,954 182,118 212,471 245,931 261,366 424,942 491,862 637,413 1,274,826 1,487,297 2,974,594 4,461,891 8,923,782 10,411,079 20,822,158 31,233,237 and 62,466,474, with no remainder.

Since 62,466,474 cannot be divided by just 1 and 62,466,474, 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).