Q: Is 5,148,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,148,550 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 5,148,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 11 22 23 25 37 46 50 55 74 110 115 121 185 230 242 253 275 370 407 506 550 575 605 814 851 925 1,150 1,210 1,265 1,702 1,850 2,035 2,530 2,783 3,025 4,070 4,255 4,477 5,566 6,050 6,325 8,510 8,954 9,361 10,175 12,650 13,915 18,722 20,350 21,275 22,385 27,830 42,550 44,770 46,805 69,575 93,610 102,971 111,925 139,150 205,942 223,850 234,025 468,050 514,855 1,029,710 2,574,275 and 5,148,550, with no remainder.

Since 5,148,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,148,550, 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).