Q: Is 59,336,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 59,336,700 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 59,336,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 83 100 150 166 249 300 332 415 498 830 996 1,245 1,660 2,075 2,383 2,490 4,150 4,766 4,980 6,225 7,149 8,300 9,532 11,915 12,450 14,298 23,830 24,900 28,596 35,745 47,660 59,575 71,490 119,150 142,980 178,725 197,789 238,300 357,450 395,578 593,367 714,900 791,156 988,945 1,186,734 1,977,890 2,373,468 2,966,835 3,955,780 4,944,725 5,933,670 9,889,450 11,867,340 14,834,175 19,778,900 29,668,350 and 59,336,700, with no remainder.

Since 59,336,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 59,336,700, 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).