Q: Is 5,127,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,127,500 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 5,127,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 50 70 100 125 140 175 250 293 350 500 586 625 700 875 1,172 1,250 1,465 1,750 2,051 2,500 2,930 3,500 4,102 4,375 5,860 7,325 8,204 8,750 10,255 14,650 17,500 20,510 29,300 36,625 41,020 51,275 73,250 102,550 146,500 183,125 205,100 256,375 366,250 512,750 732,500 1,025,500 1,281,875 2,563,750 and 5,127,500, with no remainder.

Since 5,127,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,127,500, 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).