Q: Is 55,528,935 a Composite Number?

Why is 55,528,935 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 55,528,935 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 11 15 21 33 35 55 77 105 131 165 231 367 385 393 655 917 1,101 1,155 1,441 1,835 1,965 2,569 2,751 4,037 4,323 4,585 5,505 7,205 7,707 10,087 12,111 12,845 13,755 20,185 21,615 28,259 30,261 38,535 48,077 50,435 60,555 84,777 141,295 144,231 151,305 240,385 336,539 423,885 528,847 721,155 1,009,617 1,586,541 1,682,695 2,644,235 3,701,929 5,048,085 7,932,705 11,105,787 18,509,645 and 55,528,935, with no remainder.

Since 55,528,935 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,528,935, 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).