Q: Is 5,236,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,236,200 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 5,236,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 45 50 60 72 75 90 100 120 150 180 200 225 300 360 450 600 900 1,800 2,909 5,818 8,727 11,636 14,545 17,454 23,272 26,181 29,090 34,908 43,635 52,362 58,180 69,816 72,725 87,270 104,724 116,360 130,905 145,450 174,540 209,448 218,175 261,810 290,900 349,080 436,350 523,620 581,800 654,525 872,700 1,047,240 1,309,050 1,745,400 2,618,100 and 5,236,200, with no remainder.

Since 5,236,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,236,200, 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).