Q: Is 52,331,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 52,331,520 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 52,331,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 64 80 96 120 128 160 192 240 256 320 384 480 512 640 768 960 1,024 1,280 1,536 1,920 2,560 3,072 3,407 3,840 5,120 6,814 7,680 10,221 13,628 15,360 17,035 20,442 27,256 34,070 40,884 51,105 54,512 68,140 81,768 102,210 109,024 136,280 163,536 204,420 218,048 272,560 327,072 408,840 436,096 545,120 654,144 817,680 872,192 1,090,240 1,308,288 1,635,360 1,744,384 2,180,480 2,616,576 3,270,720 3,488,768 4,360,960 5,233,152 6,541,440 8,721,920 10,466,304 13,082,880 17,443,840 26,165,760 and 52,331,520, with no remainder.

Since 52,331,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 52,331,520, 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).