Q: Is 53,420,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 53,420,000 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 53,420,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 80 100 125 160 200 250 400 500 625 800 1,000 1,250 2,000 2,500 2,671 4,000 5,000 5,342 10,000 10,684 13,355 20,000 21,368 26,710 42,736 53,420 66,775 85,472 106,840 133,550 213,680 267,100 333,875 427,360 534,200 667,750 1,068,400 1,335,500 1,669,375 2,136,800 2,671,000 3,338,750 5,342,000 6,677,500 10,684,000 13,355,000 26,710,000 and 53,420,000, with no remainder.

Since 53,420,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 53,420,000, 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).