Q: Is 5,210,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,210,500 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 5,210,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 25 34 50 68 85 100 125 170 250 340 425 500 613 850 1,226 1,700 2,125 2,452 3,065 4,250 6,130 8,500 10,421 12,260 15,325 20,842 30,650 41,684 52,105 61,300 76,625 104,210 153,250 208,420 260,525 306,500 521,050 1,042,100 1,302,625 2,605,250 and 5,210,500, with no remainder.

Since 5,210,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,210,500, 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).