Q: Is 5,126,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,126,000 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 5,126,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 25 40 44 50 55 80 88 100 110 125 176 200 220 233 250 275 400 440 466 500 550 880 932 1,000 1,100 1,165 1,375 1,864 2,000 2,200 2,330 2,563 2,750 3,728 4,400 4,660 5,126 5,500 5,825 9,320 10,252 11,000 11,650 12,815 18,640 20,504 22,000 23,300 25,630 29,125 41,008 46,600 51,260 58,250 64,075 93,200 102,520 116,500 128,150 205,040 233,000 256,300 320,375 466,000 512,600 640,750 1,025,200 1,281,500 2,563,000 and 5,126,000, with no remainder.

Since 5,126,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,126,000, 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).