Q: Is 55,005,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 55,005,000 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 55,005,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 19 20 24 25 30 38 40 50 57 60 75 76 95 100 114 120 125 150 152 190 193 200 228 250 285 300 375 380 386 456 475 500 570 579 600 625 750 760 772 950 965 1,000 1,140 1,158 1,250 1,425 1,500 1,544 1,875 1,900 1,930 2,280 2,316 2,375 2,500 2,850 2,895 3,000 3,667 3,750 3,800 3,860 4,632 4,750 4,825 5,000 5,700 5,790 7,125 7,334 7,500 7,720 9,500 9,650 11,001 11,400 11,580 11,875 14,250 14,475 14,668 15,000 18,335 19,000 19,300 22,002 23,160 23,750 24,125 28,500 28,950 29,336 35,625 36,670 38,600 44,004 47,500 48,250 55,005 57,000 57,900 71,250 72,375 73,340 88,008 91,675 95,000 96,500 110,010 115,800 120,625 142,500 144,750 146,680 183,350 193,000 220,020 241,250 275,025 285,000 289,500 361,875 366,700 440,040 458,375 482,500 550,050 579,000 723,750 733,400 916,750 965,000 1,100,100 1,375,125 1,447,500 1,833,500 2,200,200 2,291,875 2,750,250 2,895,000 3,667,000 4,583,750 5,500,500 6,875,625 9,167,500 11,001,000 13,751,250 18,335,000 27,502,500 and 55,005,000, with no remainder.

Since 55,005,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,005,000, 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).