Q: Is 62,738,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 62,738,550 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 62,738,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 21 25 27 30 35 42 45 50 54 63 70 75 81 90 105 126 135 150 162 175 189 210 225 270 315 350 378 405 450 525 567 630 675 810 945 1,050 1,134 1,350 1,575 1,890 2,025 2,213 2,835 3,150 4,050 4,426 4,725 5,670 6,639 9,450 11,065 13,278 14,175 15,491 19,917 22,130 28,350 30,982 33,195 39,834 46,473 55,325 59,751 66,390 77,455 92,946 99,585 110,650 119,502 139,419 154,910 165,975 179,253 199,170 232,365 278,838 298,755 331,950 358,506 387,275 418,257 464,730 497,925 597,510 697,095 774,550 836,514 896,265 995,850 1,161,825 1,254,771 1,394,190 1,493,775 1,792,530 2,091,285 2,323,650 2,509,542 2,987,550 3,485,475 4,182,570 4,481,325 6,273,855 6,970,950 8,962,650 10,456,425 12,547,710 20,912,850 31,369,275 and 62,738,550, with no remainder.

Since 62,738,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 62,738,550, 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).