Q: Is 55,031,340 a Composite Number?

Why is 55,031,340 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 55,031,340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 13 14 15 20 21 26 28 30 35 39 42 52 60 65 70 78 84 91 105 130 140 156 182 195 210 260 273 364 390 420 455 546 780 910 1,092 1,365 1,820 2,730 5,460 10,079 20,158 30,237 40,316 50,395 60,474 70,553 100,790 120,948 131,027 141,106 151,185 201,580 211,659 262,054 282,212 302,370 352,765 393,081 423,318 524,108 604,740 655,135 705,530 786,162 846,636 917,189 1,058,295 1,310,270 1,411,060 1,572,324 1,834,378 1,965,405 2,116,590 2,620,540 2,751,567 3,668,756 3,930,810 4,233,180 4,585,945 5,503,134 7,861,620 9,171,890 11,006,268 13,757,835 18,343,780 27,515,670 and 55,031,340, with no remainder.

Since 55,031,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,031,340, 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).