Q: Is 55,327,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 55,327,500 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 55,327,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 60 75 90 100 125 150 180 225 250 300 375 450 500 625 750 900 1,125 1,250 1,500 1,875 2,250 2,459 2,500 3,750 4,500 4,918 5,625 7,377 7,500 9,836 11,250 12,295 14,754 22,131 22,500 24,590 29,508 36,885 44,262 49,180 61,475 73,770 88,524 110,655 122,950 147,540 184,425 221,310 245,900 307,375 368,850 442,620 553,275 614,750 737,700 922,125 1,106,550 1,229,500 1,536,875 1,844,250 2,213,100 2,766,375 3,073,750 3,688,500 4,610,625 5,532,750 6,147,500 9,221,250 11,065,500 13,831,875 18,442,500 27,663,750 and 55,327,500, with no remainder.

Since 55,327,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,327,500, 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).