Q: Is 56,137,510 a Composite Number?

Why is 56,137,510 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 56,137,510 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 11 13 22 26 37 55 65 74 110 130 143 185 286 370 407 481 715 814 962 1,061 1,430 2,035 2,122 2,405 4,070 4,810 5,291 5,305 10,582 10,610 11,671 13,793 23,342 26,455 27,586 39,257 52,910 58,355 68,965 78,514 116,710 137,930 151,723 196,285 303,446 392,570 431,827 510,341 758,615 863,654 1,020,682 1,517,230 2,159,135 2,551,705 4,318,270 5,103,410 5,613,751 11,227,502 28,068,755 and 56,137,510, with no remainder.

Since 56,137,510 cannot be divided by just 1 and 56,137,510, 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).