Q: Is 5,218,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,218,500 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 5,218,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 25 28 30 35 42 49 50 60 70 71 75 84 98 100 105 125 140 142 147 150 175 196 210 213 245 250 284 294 300 350 355 375 420 426 490 497 500 525 588 700 710 735 750 852 875 980 994 1,050 1,065 1,225 1,420 1,470 1,491 1,500 1,750 1,775 1,988 2,100 2,130 2,450 2,485 2,625 2,940 2,982 3,479 3,500 3,550 3,675 4,260 4,900 4,970 5,250 5,325 5,964 6,125 6,958 7,100 7,350 7,455 8,875 9,940 10,437 10,500 10,650 12,250 12,425 13,916 14,700 14,910 17,395 17,750 18,375 20,874 21,300 24,500 24,850 26,625 29,820 34,790 35,500 36,750 37,275 41,748 49,700 52,185 53,250 62,125 69,580 73,500 74,550 86,975 104,370 106,500 124,250 149,100 173,950 186,375 208,740 248,500 260,925 347,900 372,750 434,875 521,850 745,500 869,750 1,043,700 1,304,625 1,739,500 2,609,250 and 5,218,500, with no remainder.

Since 5,218,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,218,500, 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).