Q: Is 75,736,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 75,736,500 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 75,736,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 25 28 30 35 42 50 60 70 75 84 100 105 125 140 150 175 210 250 300 350 375 420 500 525 700 750 875 1,050 1,500 1,750 2,100 2,625 3,500 5,250 7,213 10,500 14,426 21,639 28,852 36,065 43,278 50,491 72,130 86,556 100,982 108,195 144,260 151,473 180,325 201,964 216,390 252,455 302,946 360,650 432,780 504,910 540,975 605,892 721,300 757,365 901,625 1,009,820 1,081,950 1,262,275 1,514,730 1,803,250 2,163,900 2,524,550 2,704,875 3,029,460 3,606,500 3,786,825 5,049,100 5,409,750 6,311,375 7,573,650 10,819,500 12,622,750 15,147,300 18,934,125 25,245,500 37,868,250 and 75,736,500, with no remainder.

Since 75,736,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 75,736,500, 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).