Q: Is 56,616,616 a Composite Number?

Why is 56,616,616 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 56,616,616 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 23 28 46 56 92 113 161 184 226 322 389 452 644 778 791 904 1,288 1,556 1,582 2,599 2,723 3,112 3,164 5,198 5,446 6,328 8,947 10,396 10,892 17,894 18,193 20,792 21,784 35,788 36,386 43,957 62,629 71,576 72,772 87,914 125,258 145,544 175,828 250,516 307,699 351,656 501,032 615,398 1,011,011 1,230,796 2,022,022 2,461,592 4,044,044 7,077,077 8,088,088 14,154,154 28,308,308 and 56,616,616, with no remainder.

Since 56,616,616 cannot be divided by just 1 and 56,616,616, 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).