Q: Is 63,125,572 a Composite Number?

Why is 63,125,572 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 63,125,572 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 607 1,214 2,428 25,999 51,998 103,996 15,781,393 31,562,786 and 63,125,572, with no remainder.

Since 63,125,572 cannot be divided by just 1 and 63,125,572, 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).