Q: Is 53,201,421 a Composite Number?

Why is 53,201,421 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 53,201,421 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 13 21 27 39 59 63 91 117 177 189 273 351 367 413 531 767 819 1,101 1,239 1,593 2,301 2,457 2,569 3,303 3,717 4,771 5,369 6,903 7,707 9,909 11,151 14,313 16,107 20,709 21,653 23,121 33,397 42,939 48,321 64,959 69,363 100,191 128,817 144,963 151,571 194,877 281,489 300,573 454,713 584,631 844,467 901,719 1,364,139 1,970,423 2,533,401 4,092,417 5,911,269 7,600,203 17,733,807 and 53,201,421, with no remainder.

Since 53,201,421 cannot be divided by just 1 and 53,201,421, 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).