Q: Is 56,652,108 a Composite Number?

Why is 56,652,108 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 56,652,108 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 47 94 141 188 282 564 100,447 200,894 301,341 401,788 602,682 1,205,364 4,721,009 9,442,018 14,163,027 18,884,036 28,326,054 and 56,652,108, with no remainder.

Since 56,652,108 cannot be divided by just 1 and 56,652,108, 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).