Q: Is 5,252,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,252,500 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 5,252,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 25 44 50 55 100 110 125 191 220 250 275 382 500 550 625 764 955 1,100 1,250 1,375 1,910 2,101 2,500 2,750 3,820 4,202 4,775 5,500 6,875 8,404 9,550 10,505 13,750 19,100 21,010 23,875 27,500 42,020 47,750 52,525 95,500 105,050 119,375 210,100 238,750 262,625 477,500 525,250 1,050,500 1,313,125 2,626,250 and 5,252,500, with no remainder.

Since 5,252,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,252,500, 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).