Q: Is 55,424,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 55,424,800 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 55,424,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 29 32 40 50 58 80 100 116 145 160 200 232 290 400 464 580 725 800 928 1,160 1,450 2,320 2,389 2,900 4,640 4,778 5,800 9,556 11,600 11,945 19,112 23,200 23,890 38,224 47,780 59,725 69,281 76,448 95,560 119,450 138,562 191,120 238,900 277,124 346,405 382,240 477,800 554,248 692,810 955,600 1,108,496 1,385,620 1,732,025 1,911,200 2,216,992 2,771,240 3,464,050 5,542,480 6,928,100 11,084,960 13,856,200 27,712,400 and 55,424,800, with no remainder.

Since 55,424,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,424,800, 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).