Q: Is 53,513,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 53,513,700 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 53,513,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 29 30 50 58 60 75 87 100 116 145 150 174 290 300 348 435 580 725 870 1,450 1,740 2,175 2,900 4,350 6,151 8,700 12,302 18,453 24,604 30,755 36,906 61,510 73,812 92,265 123,020 153,775 178,379 184,530 307,550 356,758 369,060 461,325 535,137 615,100 713,516 891,895 922,650 1,070,274 1,783,790 1,845,300 2,140,548 2,675,685 3,567,580 4,459,475 5,351,370 8,918,950 10,702,740 13,378,425 17,837,900 26,756,850 and 53,513,700, with no remainder.

Since 53,513,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 53,513,700, 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).