Q: Is 55,233,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 55,233,120 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 55,233,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 23 24 30 32 40 46 48 60 69 80 92 96 115 120 138 160 184 230 240 276 345 368 460 480 552 690 736 920 1,104 1,380 1,840 2,208 2,760 3,680 5,003 5,520 10,006 11,040 15,009 20,012 25,015 30,018 40,024 50,030 60,036 75,045 80,048 100,060 115,069 120,072 150,090 160,096 200,120 230,138 240,144 300,180 345,207 400,240 460,276 480,288 575,345 600,360 690,414 800,480 920,552 1,150,690 1,200,720 1,380,828 1,726,035 1,841,104 2,301,380 2,401,440 2,761,656 3,452,070 3,682,208 4,602,760 5,523,312 6,904,140 9,205,520 11,046,624 13,808,280 18,411,040 27,616,560 and 55,233,120, with no remainder.

Since 55,233,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,233,120, 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).