Q: Is 53,325,328 a Composite Number?

Why is 53,325,328 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 53,325,328 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 17 28 34 49 56 68 98 112 119 136 196 238 272 392 476 784 833 952 1,666 1,904 3,332 4,001 6,664 8,002 13,328 16,004 28,007 32,008 56,014 64,016 68,017 112,028 136,034 196,049 224,056 272,068 392,098 448,112 476,119 544,136 784,196 952,238 1,088,272 1,568,392 1,904,476 3,136,784 3,332,833 3,808,952 6,665,666 7,617,904 13,331,332 26,662,664 and 53,325,328, with no remainder.

Since 53,325,328 cannot be divided by just 1 and 53,325,328, 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).