Q: Is 5,201,750 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,201,750 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 5,201,750 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 50 125 250 20,807 41,614 104,035 208,070 520,175 1,040,350 2,600,875 and 5,201,750, with no remainder.

Since 5,201,750 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,201,750, 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).