Q: Is 52,608,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 52,608,200 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 52,608,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 17 20 25 34 40 50 68 85 100 136 170 200 340 425 680 850 1,700 3,400 15,473 30,946 61,892 77,365 123,784 154,730 263,041 309,460 386,825 526,082 618,920 773,650 1,052,164 1,315,205 1,547,300 2,104,328 2,630,410 3,094,600 5,260,820 6,576,025 10,521,640 13,152,050 26,304,100 and 52,608,200, with no remainder.

Since 52,608,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 52,608,200, 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).