Q: Is 67,437,783 a Composite Number?

Why is 67,437,783 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 67,437,783 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 19 21 53 57 63 133 159 171 371 399 477 1,007 1,063 1,113 1,197 3,021 3,189 3,339 7,049 7,441 9,063 9,567 20,197 21,147 22,323 56,339 60,591 63,441 66,969 141,379 169,017 181,773 394,373 424,137 507,051 1,070,441 1,183,119 1,272,411 3,211,323 3,549,357 7,493,087 9,633,969 22,479,261 and 67,437,783, with no remainder.

Since 67,437,783 cannot be divided by just 1 and 67,437,783, 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).