Q: Is 53,125,136 a Composite Number?

Why is 53,125,136 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 53,125,136 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 34 68 136 272 289 578 1,156 2,312 4,624 11,489 22,978 45,956 91,912 183,824 195,313 390,626 781,252 1,562,504 3,125,008 3,320,321 6,640,642 13,281,284 26,562,568 and 53,125,136, with no remainder.

Since 53,125,136 cannot be divided by just 1 and 53,125,136, 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).