Q: Is 52,524,016 a Composite Number?

Why is 52,524,016 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 52,524,016 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 34 37 68 74 136 148 272 289 296 307 578 592 614 629 1,156 1,228 1,258 2,312 2,456 2,516 4,624 4,912 5,032 5,219 10,064 10,438 10,693 11,359 20,876 21,386 22,718 41,752 42,772 45,436 83,504 85,544 88,723 90,872 171,088 177,446 181,744 193,103 354,892 386,206 709,784 772,412 1,419,568 1,544,824 3,089,648 3,282,751 6,565,502 13,131,004 26,262,008 and 52,524,016, with no remainder.

Since 52,524,016 cannot be divided by just 1 and 52,524,016, 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).