Q: Is 5,209,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,209,500 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 5,209,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 23 25 30 46 50 60 69 75 92 100 115 125 138 150 151 230 250 276 300 302 345 375 453 460 500 575 604 690 750 755 906 1,150 1,380 1,500 1,510 1,725 1,812 2,265 2,300 2,875 3,020 3,450 3,473 3,775 4,530 5,750 6,900 6,946 7,550 8,625 9,060 10,419 11,325 11,500 13,892 15,100 17,250 17,365 18,875 20,838 22,650 34,500 34,730 37,750 41,676 45,300 52,095 56,625 69,460 75,500 86,825 104,190 113,250 173,650 208,380 226,500 260,475 347,300 434,125 520,950 868,250 1,041,900 1,302,375 1,736,500 2,604,750 and 5,209,500, with no remainder.

Since 5,209,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,209,500, 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).