Q: Is 52,471,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 52,471,400 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 52,471,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 167 200 334 668 835 1,336 1,571 1,670 3,142 3,340 4,175 6,284 6,680 7,855 8,350 12,568 15,710 16,700 31,420 33,400 39,275 62,840 78,550 157,100 262,357 314,200 524,714 1,049,428 1,311,785 2,098,856 2,623,570 5,247,140 6,558,925 10,494,280 13,117,850 26,235,700 and 52,471,400, with no remainder.

Since 52,471,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 52,471,400, 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).