Q: Is 71,332,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 71,332,500 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 71,332,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 125 150 250 300 375 500 625 750 1,250 1,500 1,875 2,500 3,750 7,500 9,511 19,022 28,533 38,044 47,555 57,066 95,110 114,132 142,665 190,220 237,775 285,330 475,550 570,660 713,325 951,100 1,188,875 1,426,650 2,377,750 2,853,300 3,566,625 4,755,500 5,944,375 7,133,250 11,888,750 14,266,500 17,833,125 23,777,500 35,666,250 and 71,332,500, with no remainder.

Since 71,332,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,332,500, 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).