Q: Is 53,232,072 a Composite Number?

Why is 53,232,072 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 53,232,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 19 24 38 57 76 107 114 152 214 228 321 428 456 642 856 1,091 1,284 2,033 2,182 2,568 3,273 4,066 4,364 6,099 6,546 8,132 8,728 12,198 13,092 16,264 20,729 24,396 26,184 41,458 48,792 62,187 82,916 116,737 124,374 165,832 233,474 248,748 350,211 466,948 497,496 700,422 933,896 1,400,844 2,218,003 2,801,688 4,436,006 6,654,009 8,872,012 13,308,018 17,744,024 26,616,036 and 53,232,072, with no remainder.

Since 53,232,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 53,232,072, 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).