Q: Is 5,043,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,043,500 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 5,043,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 11 14 20 22 25 28 35 44 50 55 70 77 100 110 125 131 140 154 175 220 250 262 275 308 350 385 500 524 550 655 700 770 875 917 1,100 1,310 1,375 1,441 1,540 1,750 1,834 1,925 2,620 2,750 2,882 3,275 3,500 3,668 3,850 4,585 5,500 5,764 6,550 7,205 7,700 9,170 9,625 10,087 13,100 14,410 16,375 18,340 19,250 20,174 22,925 28,820 32,750 36,025 38,500 40,348 45,850 50,435 65,500 72,050 91,700 100,870 114,625 144,100 180,125 201,740 229,250 252,175 360,250 458,500 504,350 720,500 1,008,700 1,260,875 2,521,750 and 5,043,500, with no remainder.

Since 5,043,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,043,500, 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).