Q: Is 550,344,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 550,344,400 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 550,344,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 25 34 40 50 68 80 85 100 136 170 200 272 340 400 425 680 850 1,360 1,700 3,400 6,800 80,933 161,866 323,732 404,665 647,464 809,330 1,294,928 1,375,861 1,618,660 2,023,325 2,751,722 3,237,320 4,046,650 5,503,444 6,474,640 6,879,305 8,093,300 11,006,888 13,758,610 16,186,600 22,013,776 27,517,220 32,373,200 34,396,525 55,034,440 68,793,050 110,068,880 137,586,100 275,172,200 and 550,344,400, with no remainder.

Since 550,344,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 550,344,400, 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).