Q: Is 62,486,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 62,486,700 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 62,486,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 31 50 60 62 75 93 100 124 150 155 186 300 310 372 465 620 775 930 1,550 1,860 2,325 3,100 4,650 6,719 9,300 13,438 20,157 26,876 33,595 40,314 67,190 80,628 100,785 134,380 167,975 201,570 208,289 335,950 403,140 416,578 503,925 624,867 671,900 833,156 1,007,850 1,041,445 1,249,734 2,015,700 2,082,890 2,499,468 3,124,335 4,165,780 5,207,225 6,248,670 10,414,450 12,497,340 15,621,675 20,828,900 31,243,350 and 62,486,700, with no remainder.

Since 62,486,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 62,486,700, 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).