Q: Is 552,522,870 a Composite Number?

Why is 552,522,870 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 552,522,870 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 27 30 45 54 67 81 90 134 135 162 201 270 335 402 405 603 670 810 1,005 1,206 1,809 2,010 3,015 3,618 5,427 6,030 9,045 10,181 10,854 18,090 20,362 27,135 30,543 50,905 54,270 61,086 91,629 101,810 152,715 183,258 274,887 305,430 458,145 549,774 682,127 824,661 916,290 1,364,254 1,374,435 1,649,322 2,046,381 2,748,870 3,410,635 4,092,762 4,123,305 6,139,143 6,821,270 8,246,610 10,231,905 12,278,286 18,417,429 20,463,810 30,695,715 36,834,858 55,252,287 61,391,430 92,087,145 110,504,574 184,174,290 276,261,435 and 552,522,870, with no remainder.

Since 552,522,870 cannot be divided by just 1 and 552,522,870, 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).