Q: Is 56,730,016 a Composite Number?

Why is 56,730,016 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 56,730,016 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 56 112 224 251 502 1,004 1,009 1,757 2,008 2,018 3,514 4,016 4,036 7,028 7,063 8,032 8,072 14,056 14,126 16,144 28,112 28,252 32,288 56,224 56,504 113,008 226,016 253,259 506,518 1,013,036 1,772,813 2,026,072 3,545,626 4,052,144 7,091,252 8,104,288 14,182,504 28,365,008 and 56,730,016, with no remainder.

Since 56,730,016 cannot be divided by just 1 and 56,730,016, 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).