Q: Is 5,125,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,125,000 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 5,125,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 41 50 82 100 125 164 200 205 250 328 410 500 625 820 1,000 1,025 1,250 1,640 2,050 2,500 3,125 4,100 5,000 5,125 6,250 8,200 10,250 12,500 15,625 20,500 25,000 25,625 31,250 41,000 51,250 62,500 102,500 125,000 128,125 205,000 256,250 512,500 640,625 1,025,000 1,281,250 2,562,500 and 5,125,000, with no remainder.

Since 5,125,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,125,000, 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).