Q: Is 54,344,316 a Composite Number?

Why is 54,344,316 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 54,344,316 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 13 26 39 52 78 127 156 169 211 254 338 381 422 507 508 633 676 762 844 1,014 1,266 1,524 1,651 2,028 2,532 2,743 3,302 4,953 5,486 6,604 8,229 9,906 10,972 16,458 19,812 21,463 26,797 32,916 35,659 42,926 53,594 64,389 71,318 80,391 85,852 106,977 107,188 128,778 142,636 160,782 213,954 257,556 321,564 348,361 427,908 696,722 1,045,083 1,393,444 2,090,166 4,180,332 4,528,693 9,057,386 13,586,079 18,114,772 27,172,158 and 54,344,316, with no remainder.

Since 54,344,316 cannot be divided by just 1 and 54,344,316, 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).