Q: Is 63,750,717 a Composite Number?

Why is 63,750,717 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 63,750,717 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 103 309 927 68,771 206,313 618,939 7,083,413 21,250,239 and 63,750,717, with no remainder.

Since 63,750,717 cannot be divided by just 1 and 63,750,717, 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).