Q: Is 55,125,136 a Composite Number?

Why is 55,125,136 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 55,125,136 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 44 88 176 313,211 626,422 1,252,844 2,505,688 3,445,321 5,011,376 6,890,642 13,781,284 27,562,568 and 55,125,136, with no remainder.

Since 55,125,136 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,125,136, 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).