Q: Is 55,390,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 55,390,300 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 55,390,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 50 53 70 100 106 140 175 212 265 350 371 530 700 742 1,060 1,325 1,484 1,493 1,855 2,650 2,986 3,710 5,300 5,972 7,420 7,465 9,275 10,451 14,930 18,550 20,902 29,860 37,100 37,325 41,804 52,255 74,650 79,129 104,510 149,300 158,258 209,020 261,275 316,516 395,645 522,550 553,903 791,290 1,045,100 1,107,806 1,582,580 1,978,225 2,215,612 2,769,515 3,956,450 5,539,030 7,912,900 11,078,060 13,847,575 27,695,150 and 55,390,300, with no remainder.

Since 55,390,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,390,300, 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).