Q: Is 5,201,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,201,100 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 5,201,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 60 75 90 100 150 180 225 300 450 900 5,779 11,558 17,337 23,116 28,895 34,674 52,011 57,790 69,348 86,685 104,022 115,580 144,475 173,370 208,044 260,055 288,950 346,740 433,425 520,110 577,900 866,850 1,040,220 1,300,275 1,733,700 2,600,550 and 5,201,100, with no remainder.

Since 5,201,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,201,100, 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).