Q: Is 5,023,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,023,500 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 5,023,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 17 20 25 30 34 50 51 60 68 75 85 100 102 125 150 170 197 204 250 255 300 340 375 394 425 500 510 591 750 788 850 985 1,020 1,182 1,275 1,500 1,700 1,970 2,125 2,364 2,550 2,955 3,349 3,940 4,250 4,925 5,100 5,910 6,375 6,698 8,500 9,850 10,047 11,820 12,750 13,396 14,775 16,745 19,700 20,094 24,625 25,500 29,550 33,490 40,188 49,250 50,235 59,100 66,980 73,875 83,725 98,500 100,470 147,750 167,450 200,940 251,175 295,500 334,900 418,625 502,350 837,250 1,004,700 1,255,875 1,674,500 2,511,750 and 5,023,500, with no remainder.

Since 5,023,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,023,500, 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).