Q: Is 58,226,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 58,226,200 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 58,226,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 29 40 50 58 100 116 145 200 232 290 580 725 1,160 1,450 2,900 5,800 10,039 20,078 40,156 50,195 80,312 100,390 200,780 250,975 291,131 401,560 501,950 582,262 1,003,900 1,164,524 1,455,655 2,007,800 2,329,048 2,911,310 5,822,620 7,278,275 11,645,240 14,556,550 29,113,100 and 58,226,200, with no remainder.

Since 58,226,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 58,226,200, 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).