Q: Is 56,213,360 a Composite Number?

Why is 56,213,360 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 56,213,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 35 37 40 56 70 74 80 112 140 148 185 259 280 296 370 518 560 592 740 1,036 1,295 1,480 2,072 2,590 2,713 2,960 4,144 5,180 5,426 10,360 10,852 13,565 18,991 20,720 21,704 27,130 37,982 43,408 54,260 75,964 94,955 100,381 108,520 151,928 189,910 200,762 217,040 303,856 379,820 401,524 501,905 702,667 759,640 803,048 1,003,810 1,405,334 1,519,280 1,606,096 2,007,620 2,810,668 3,513,335 4,015,240 5,621,336 7,026,670 8,030,480 11,242,672 14,053,340 28,106,680 and 56,213,360, with no remainder.

Since 56,213,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 56,213,360, 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).