Q: Is 53,324,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 53,324,550 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 53,324,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 25 30 45 50 71 75 90 142 150 213 225 355 426 450 639 710 1,065 1,278 1,669 1,775 2,130 3,195 3,338 3,550 5,007 5,325 6,390 8,345 10,014 10,650 15,021 15,975 16,690 25,035 30,042 31,950 41,725 50,070 75,105 83,450 118,499 125,175 150,210 236,998 250,350 355,497 375,525 592,495 710,994 751,050 1,066,491 1,184,990 1,777,485 2,132,982 2,962,475 3,554,970 5,332,455 5,924,950 8,887,425 10,664,910 17,774,850 26,662,275 and 53,324,550, with no remainder.

Since 53,324,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 53,324,550, 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).