Q: Is 55,371,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 55,371,700 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 55,371,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 19 20 25 38 50 76 95 100 151 190 193 302 380 386 475 604 755 772 950 965 1,510 1,900 1,930 2,869 3,020 3,667 3,775 3,860 4,825 5,738 7,334 7,550 9,650 11,476 14,345 14,668 15,100 18,335 19,300 28,690 29,143 36,670 57,380 58,286 71,725 73,340 91,675 116,572 143,450 145,715 183,350 286,900 291,430 366,700 553,717 582,860 728,575 1,107,434 1,457,150 2,214,868 2,768,585 2,914,300 5,537,170 11,074,340 13,842,925 27,685,850 and 55,371,700, with no remainder.

Since 55,371,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,371,700, 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).