Q: Is 54,435,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 54,435,240 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 54,435,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 53 54 60 72 81 90 106 108 120 135 159 162 180 212 216 265 270 317 318 324 360 405 424 477 530 540 634 636 648 795 810 951 954 1,060 1,080 1,268 1,272 1,431 1,585 1,590 1,620 1,902 1,908 2,120 2,385 2,536 2,853 2,862 3,170 3,180 3,240 3,804 3,816 4,293 4,755 4,770 5,706 5,724 6,340 6,360 7,155 7,608 8,559 8,586 9,510 9,540 11,412 11,448 12,680 14,265 14,310 16,801 17,118 17,172 19,020 19,080 21,465 22,824 25,677 28,530 28,620 33,602 34,236 34,344 38,040 42,795 42,930 50,403 51,354 57,060 57,240 67,204 68,472 84,005 85,590 85,860 100,806 102,708 114,120 128,385 134,408 151,209 168,010 171,180 171,720 201,612 205,416 252,015 256,770 302,418 336,020 342,360 403,224 453,627 504,030 513,540 604,836 672,040 756,045 907,254 1,008,060 1,027,080 1,209,672 1,360,881 1,512,090 1,814,508 2,016,120 2,268,135 2,721,762 3,024,180 3,629,016 4,536,270 5,443,524 6,048,360 6,804,405 9,072,540 10,887,048 13,608,810 18,145,080 27,217,620 and 54,435,240, with no remainder.

Since 54,435,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 54,435,240, 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).