Q: Is 60,515,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 60,515,550 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 60,515,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 25 30 45 50 75 89 90 150 178 225 267 445 450 534 801 890 1,335 1,511 1,602 2,225 2,670 3,022 4,005 4,450 4,533 6,675 7,555 8,010 9,066 13,350 13,599 15,110 20,025 22,665 27,198 37,775 40,050 45,330 67,995 75,550 113,325 134,479 135,990 226,650 268,958 339,975 403,437 672,395 679,950 806,874 1,210,311 1,344,790 2,017,185 2,420,622 3,361,975 4,034,370 6,051,555 6,723,950 10,085,925 12,103,110 20,171,850 30,257,775 and 60,515,550, with no remainder.

Since 60,515,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 60,515,550, 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).