Q: Is 53,505,060 a Composite Number?

Why is 53,505,060 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 53,505,060 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 28 30 35 42 49 60 70 84 98 105 140 147 196 210 245 294 420 490 588 735 980 1,470 2,940 18,199 36,398 54,597 72,796 90,995 109,194 127,393 181,990 218,388 254,786 272,985 363,980 382,179 509,572 545,970 636,965 764,358 891,751 1,091,940 1,273,930 1,528,716 1,783,502 1,910,895 2,547,860 2,675,253 3,567,004 3,821,790 4,458,755 5,350,506 7,643,580 8,917,510 10,701,012 13,376,265 17,835,020 26,752,530 and 53,505,060, with no remainder.

Since 53,505,060 cannot be divided by just 1 and 53,505,060, 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).