Q: Is 52,491,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 52,491,520 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 52,491,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 23 32 40 46 64 80 92 115 128 160 184 230 256 320 368 460 640 736 920 1,280 1,472 1,783 1,840 2,944 3,566 3,680 5,888 7,132 7,360 8,915 14,264 14,720 17,830 28,528 29,440 35,660 41,009 57,056 71,320 82,018 114,112 142,640 164,036 205,045 228,224 285,280 328,072 410,090 456,448 570,560 656,144 820,180 1,141,120 1,312,288 1,640,360 2,282,240 2,624,576 3,280,720 5,249,152 6,561,440 10,498,304 13,122,880 26,245,760 and 52,491,520, with no remainder.

Since 52,491,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 52,491,520, 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).