Q: Is 55,352,310 a Composite Number?

Why is 55,352,310 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 55,352,310 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 13 15 26 30 39 65 71 78 130 142 195 213 355 390 426 710 923 1,065 1,846 1,999 2,130 2,769 3,998 4,615 5,538 5,997 9,230 9,995 11,994 13,845 19,990 25,987 27,690 29,985 51,974 59,970 77,961 129,935 141,929 155,922 259,870 283,858 389,805 425,787 709,645 779,610 851,574 1,419,290 1,845,077 2,128,935 3,690,154 4,257,870 5,535,231 9,225,385 11,070,462 18,450,770 27,676,155 and 55,352,310, with no remainder.

Since 55,352,310 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,352,310, 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).