Q: Is 5,047,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,047,500 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 5,047,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 125 150 250 300 375 500 625 673 750 1,250 1,346 1,500 1,875 2,019 2,500 2,692 3,365 3,750 4,038 6,730 7,500 8,076 10,095 13,460 16,825 20,190 33,650 40,380 50,475 67,300 84,125 100,950 168,250 201,900 252,375 336,500 420,625 504,750 841,250 1,009,500 1,261,875 1,682,500 2,523,750 and 5,047,500, with no remainder.

Since 5,047,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,047,500, 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).