Q: Is 53,261,748 a Composite Number?

Why is 53,261,748 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 53,261,748 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 17 18 29 34 36 51 58 68 87 102 116 153 174 204 261 306 348 493 522 612 986 1,044 1,479 1,972 2,958 3,001 4,437 5,916 6,002 8,874 9,003 12,004 17,748 18,006 27,009 36,012 51,017 54,018 87,029 102,034 108,036 153,051 174,058 204,068 261,087 306,102 348,116 459,153 522,174 612,204 783,261 918,306 1,044,348 1,479,493 1,566,522 1,836,612 2,958,986 3,133,044 4,438,479 5,917,972 8,876,958 13,315,437 17,753,916 26,630,874 and 53,261,748, with no remainder.

Since 53,261,748 cannot be divided by just 1 and 53,261,748, 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).