Q: Is 52,344,435 a Composite Number?

Why is 52,344,435 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 52,344,435 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 11 13 15 23 33 39 55 65 69 115 143 165 195 253 299 345 429 715 759 897 1,061 1,265 1,495 2,145 3,183 3,289 3,795 4,485 5,305 9,867 11,671 13,793 15,915 16,445 24,403 35,013 41,379 49,335 58,355 68,965 73,209 122,015 151,723 175,065 206,895 268,433 317,239 366,045 455,169 758,615 805,299 951,717 1,342,165 1,586,195 2,275,845 3,489,629 4,026,495 4,758,585 10,468,887 17,448,145 and 52,344,435, with no remainder.

Since 52,344,435 cannot be divided by just 1 and 52,344,435, 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).