Q: Is 71,251,460 a Composite Number?

Why is 71,251,460 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 71,251,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 35 70 101 140 202 404 505 707 1,010 1,414 2,020 2,828 3,535 5,039 7,070 10,078 14,140 20,156 25,195 35,273 50,390 70,546 100,780 141,092 176,365 352,730 508,939 705,460 1,017,878 2,035,756 2,544,695 3,562,573 5,089,390 7,125,146 10,178,780 14,250,292 17,812,865 35,625,730 and 71,251,460, with no remainder.

Since 71,251,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,251,460, 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).