Q: Is 53,462,442 a Composite Number?

Why is 53,462,442 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 53,462,442 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 23 33 41 46 66 69 82 123 138 246 253 451 506 759 859 902 943 1,353 1,518 1,718 1,886 2,577 2,706 2,829 5,154 5,658 9,449 10,373 18,898 19,757 20,746 28,347 31,119 35,219 39,514 56,694 59,271 62,238 70,438 105,657 118,542 211,314 217,327 387,409 434,654 651,981 774,818 810,037 1,162,227 1,303,962 1,620,074 2,324,454 2,430,111 4,860,222 8,910,407 17,820,814 26,731,221 and 53,462,442, with no remainder.

Since 53,462,442 cannot be divided by just 1 and 53,462,442, 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).