Q: Is 53,352 a Composite Number?

Why is 53,352 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 53,352 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 18 19 24 26 27 36 38 39 52 54 57 72 76 78 104 108 114 117 152 156 171 216 228 234 247 312 342 351 456 468 494 513 684 702 741 936 988 1,026 1,368 1,404 1,482 1,976 2,052 2,223 2,808 2,964 4,104 4,446 5,928 6,669 8,892 13,338 17,784 26,676 and 53,352, with no remainder.

Since 53,352 cannot be divided by just 1 and 53,352, 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).