Q: Is 62,748,870 a Composite Number?

Why is 62,748,870 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 62,748,870 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 17 30 34 51 61 85 102 122 170 183 255 305 366 510 610 915 1,037 1,830 2,017 2,074 3,111 4,034 5,185 6,051 6,222 10,085 10,370 12,102 15,555 20,170 30,255 31,110 34,289 60,510 68,578 102,867 123,037 171,445 205,734 246,074 342,890 369,111 514,335 615,185 738,222 1,028,670 1,230,370 1,845,555 2,091,629 3,691,110 4,183,258 6,274,887 10,458,145 12,549,774 20,916,290 31,374,435 and 62,748,870, with no remainder.

Since 62,748,870 cannot be divided by just 1 and 62,748,870, 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).