Q: Is 28,283,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 28,283,550 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 28,283,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 25 30 50 75 150 157 314 471 785 942 1,201 1,570 2,355 2,402 3,603 3,925 4,710 6,005 7,206 7,850 11,775 12,010 18,015 23,550 30,025 36,030 60,050 90,075 180,150 188,557 377,114 565,671 942,785 1,131,342 1,885,570 2,828,355 4,713,925 5,656,710 9,427,850 14,141,775 and 28,283,550, with no remainder.

Since 28,283,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 28,283,550, 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).