Q: Is 55,235,635 a Composite Number?

Why is 55,235,635 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 55,235,635 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 13 17 35 37 65 85 91 119 185 193 221 259 455 481 595 629 965 1,105 1,295 1,351 1,547 2,405 2,509 3,145 3,281 3,367 4,403 6,755 7,141 7,735 8,177 12,545 16,405 16,835 17,563 22,015 22,967 35,705 40,885 42,653 49,987 57,239 87,815 92,833 114,835 121,397 213,265 249,935 286,195 298,571 464,165 606,985 649,831 849,779 1,492,855 1,578,161 3,249,155 4,248,895 7,890,805 11,047,127 and 55,235,635, with no remainder.

Since 55,235,635 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,235,635, 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).