Q: Is 55,367,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 55,367,200 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 55,367,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 32 35 40 50 56 70 80 100 112 140 160 175 200 224 280 350 400 560 700 800 1,120 1,400 2,800 5,600 9,887 19,774 39,548 49,435 69,209 79,096 98,870 138,418 158,192 197,740 247,175 276,836 316,384 346,045 395,480 494,350 553,672 692,090 790,960 988,700 1,107,344 1,384,180 1,581,920 1,730,225 1,977,400 2,214,688 2,768,360 3,460,450 3,954,800 5,536,720 6,920,900 7,909,600 11,073,440 13,841,800 27,683,600 and 55,367,200, with no remainder.

Since 55,367,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,367,200, 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).