Q: Is 55,112,004 a Composite Number?

Why is 55,112,004 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 55,112,004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 89 103 167 178 206 267 309 334 356 412 501 534 618 668 801 927 1,002 1,068 1,236 1,503 1,602 1,854 2,004 3,006 3,204 3,708 6,012 9,167 14,863 17,201 18,334 27,501 29,726 34,402 36,668 44,589 51,603 55,002 59,452 68,804 82,503 89,178 103,206 110,004 133,767 154,809 165,006 178,356 206,412 267,534 309,618 330,012 535,068 619,236 1,530,889 3,061,778 4,592,667 6,123,556 9,185,334 13,778,001 18,370,668 27,556,002 and 55,112,004, with no remainder.

Since 55,112,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,112,004, 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).