Q: Is 55,556,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 55,556,200 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 55,556,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 25 28 35 40 49 50 56 70 98 100 140 175 196 200 245 280 350 392 490 700 980 1,225 1,400 1,960 2,450 4,900 5,669 9,800 11,338 22,676 28,345 39,683 45,352 56,690 79,366 113,380 141,725 158,732 198,415 226,760 277,781 283,450 317,464 396,830 555,562 566,900 793,660 992,075 1,111,124 1,133,800 1,388,905 1,587,320 1,984,150 2,222,248 2,777,810 3,968,300 5,555,620 6,944,525 7,936,600 11,111,240 13,889,050 27,778,100 and 55,556,200, with no remainder.

Since 55,556,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,556,200, 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).