Q: Is 5,001,660 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,001,660 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 5,001,660 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 37 45 60 74 90 111 148 180 185 222 333 370 444 555 666 740 751 1,110 1,332 1,502 1,665 2,220 2,253 3,004 3,330 3,755 4,506 6,660 6,759 7,510 9,012 11,265 13,518 15,020 22,530 27,036 27,787 33,795 45,060 55,574 67,590 83,361 111,148 135,180 138,935 166,722 250,083 277,870 333,444 416,805 500,166 555,740 833,610 1,000,332 1,250,415 1,667,220 2,500,830 and 5,001,660, with no remainder.

Since 5,001,660 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,001,660, 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).