Q: Is 71,571,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 71,571,000 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 71,571,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 75 100 120 125 150 200 250 300 375 500 600 750 1,000 1,500 3,000 23,857 47,714 71,571 95,428 119,285 143,142 190,856 238,570 286,284 357,855 477,140 572,568 596,425 715,710 954,280 1,192,850 1,431,420 1,789,275 2,385,700 2,862,840 2,982,125 3,578,550 4,771,400 5,964,250 7,157,100 8,946,375 11,928,500 14,314,200 17,892,750 23,857,000 35,785,500 and 71,571,000, with no remainder.

Since 71,571,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,571,000, 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).