Q: Is 53,748,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 53,748,480 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 53,748,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 64 80 96 120 128 160 192 240 256 320 384 480 640 768 960 1,280 1,920 3,840 13,997 27,994 41,991 55,988 69,985 83,982 111,976 139,970 167,964 209,955 223,952 279,940 335,928 419,910 447,904 559,880 671,856 839,820 895,808 1,119,760 1,343,712 1,679,640 1,791,616 2,239,520 2,687,424 3,359,280 3,583,232 4,479,040 5,374,848 6,718,560 8,958,080 10,749,696 13,437,120 17,916,160 26,874,240 and 53,748,480, with no remainder.

Since 53,748,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 53,748,480, 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).