Q: Is 56,402,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 56,402,400 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 56,402,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 71 75 80 96 100 120 142 150 160 200 213 240 284 300 331 355 400 426 480 568 600 662 710 800 852 993 1,065 1,136 1,200 1,324 1,420 1,655 1,704 1,775 1,986 2,130 2,272 2,400 2,648 2,840 3,310 3,408 3,550 3,972 4,260 4,965 5,296 5,325 5,680 6,620 6,816 7,100 7,944 8,275 8,520 9,930 10,592 10,650 11,360 13,240 14,200 15,888 16,550 17,040 19,860 21,300 23,501 24,825 26,480 28,400 31,776 33,100 34,080 39,720 42,600 47,002 49,650 52,960 56,800 66,200 70,503 79,440 85,200 94,004 99,300 117,505 132,400 141,006 158,880 170,400 188,008 198,600 235,010 264,800 282,012 352,515 376,016 397,200 470,020 564,024 587,525 705,030 752,032 794,400 940,040 1,128,048 1,175,050 1,410,060 1,762,575 1,880,080 2,256,096 2,350,100 2,820,120 3,525,150 3,760,160 4,700,200 5,640,240 7,050,300 9,400,400 11,280,480 14,100,600 18,800,800 28,201,200 and 56,402,400, with no remainder.

Since 56,402,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 56,402,400, 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).