Q: Is 56,250,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 56,250,000 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 56,250,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 45 48 50 60 72 75 80 90 100 120 125 144 150 180 200 225 240 250 300 360 375 400 450 500 600 625 720 750 900 1,000 1,125 1,200 1,250 1,500 1,800 1,875 2,000 2,250 2,500 3,000 3,125 3,600 3,750 4,500 5,000 5,625 6,000 6,250 7,500 9,000 9,375 10,000 11,250 12,500 15,000 15,625 18,000 18,750 22,500 25,000 28,125 30,000 31,250 37,500 45,000 46,875 50,000 56,250 62,500 75,000 78,125 90,000 93,750 112,500 125,000 140,625 150,000 156,250 187,500 225,000 234,375 250,000 281,250 312,500 375,000 390,625 450,000 468,750 562,500 625,000 703,125 750,000 781,250 937,500 1,125,000 1,171,875 1,250,000 1,406,250 1,562,500 1,875,000 2,250,000 2,343,750 2,812,500 3,125,000 3,515,625 3,750,000 4,687,500 5,625,000 6,250,000 7,031,250 9,375,000 11,250,000 14,062,500 18,750,000 28,125,000 and 56,250,000, with no remainder.

Since 56,250,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 56,250,000, 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).