Q: Is 64,717,002 a Composite Number?

Why is 64,717,002 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 64,717,002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 19 21 27 38 42 54 57 63 114 126 133 171 189 266 342 378 399 513 798 1,026 1,197 2,394 3,591 7,182 9,011 18,022 27,033 54,066 63,077 81,099 126,154 162,198 171,209 189,231 243,297 342,418 378,462 486,594 513,627 567,693 1,027,254 1,135,386 1,198,463 1,540,881 1,703,079 2,396,926 3,081,762 3,406,158 3,595,389 4,622,643 7,190,778 9,245,286 10,786,167 21,572,334 32,358,501 and 64,717,002, with no remainder.

Since 64,717,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 64,717,002, 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).