Q: Is 53,324,320 a Composite Number?

Why is 53,324,320 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 53,324,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 32 35 40 47 56 70 80 94 112 140 160 188 224 235 280 329 376 470 560 658 752 940 1,013 1,120 1,316 1,504 1,645 1,880 2,026 2,632 3,290 3,760 4,052 5,065 5,264 6,580 7,091 7,520 8,104 10,130 10,528 13,160 14,182 16,208 20,260 26,320 28,364 32,416 35,455 40,520 47,611 52,640 56,728 70,910 81,040 95,222 113,456 141,820 162,080 190,444 226,912 238,055 283,640 333,277 380,888 476,110 567,280 666,554 761,776 952,220 1,134,560 1,333,108 1,523,552 1,666,385 1,904,440 2,666,216 3,332,770 3,808,880 5,332,432 6,665,540 7,617,760 10,664,864 13,331,080 26,662,160 and 53,324,320, with no remainder.

Since 53,324,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 53,324,320, 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).