Q: Is 5,117,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,117,100 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 5,117,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 37 50 60 74 75 100 111 148 150 185 222 300 370 444 461 555 740 922 925 1,110 1,383 1,844 1,850 2,220 2,305 2,766 2,775 3,700 4,610 5,532 5,550 6,915 9,220 11,100 11,525 13,830 17,057 23,050 27,660 34,114 34,575 46,100 51,171 68,228 69,150 85,285 102,342 138,300 170,570 204,684 255,855 341,140 426,425 511,710 852,850 1,023,420 1,279,275 1,705,700 2,558,550 and 5,117,100, with no remainder.

Since 5,117,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,117,100, 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).