Q: Is 55,321,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 55,321,500 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 55,321,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 25 26 30 39 50 52 60 65 75 78 100 125 130 150 156 195 250 260 300 325 375 390 500 650 750 780 975 1,300 1,500 1,625 1,950 2,837 3,250 3,900 4,875 5,674 6,500 8,511 9,750 11,348 14,185 17,022 19,500 28,370 34,044 36,881 42,555 56,740 70,925 73,762 85,110 110,643 141,850 147,524 170,220 184,405 212,775 221,286 283,700 354,625 368,810 425,550 442,572 553,215 709,250 737,620 851,100 922,025 1,063,875 1,106,430 1,418,500 1,844,050 2,127,750 2,212,860 2,766,075 3,688,100 4,255,500 4,610,125 5,532,150 9,220,250 11,064,300 13,830,375 18,440,500 27,660,750 and 55,321,500, with no remainder.

Since 55,321,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,321,500, 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).