Q: Is 56,506,125 a Composite Number?

Why is 56,506,125 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 56,506,125 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 13 15 25 39 65 67 75 125 173 195 201 325 335 375 519 865 871 975 1,005 1,625 1,675 2,249 2,595 2,613 4,325 4,355 4,875 5,025 6,747 8,375 11,245 11,591 12,975 13,065 21,625 21,775 25,125 33,735 34,773 56,225 57,955 64,875 65,325 108,875 150,683 168,675 173,865 281,125 289,775 326,625 452,049 753,415 843,375 869,325 1,448,875 2,260,245 3,767,075 4,346,625 11,301,225 18,835,375 and 56,506,125, with no remainder.

Since 56,506,125 cannot be divided by just 1 and 56,506,125, 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).