Q: Is 53,310,140 a Composite Number?

Why is 53,310,140 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 53,310,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 26 52 65 130 260 379 541 758 1,082 1,516 1,895 2,164 2,705 3,790 4,927 5,410 7,033 7,580 9,854 10,820 14,066 19,708 24,635 28,132 35,165 49,270 70,330 98,540 140,660 205,039 410,078 820,156 1,025,195 2,050,390 2,665,507 4,100,780 5,331,014 10,662,028 13,327,535 26,655,070 and 53,310,140, with no remainder.

Since 53,310,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 53,310,140, 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).