Q: Is 5,255,670 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,255,670 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 5,255,670 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 29 30 35 42 58 70 87 105 145 174 203 210 290 406 435 609 863 870 1,015 1,218 1,726 2,030 2,589 3,045 4,315 5,178 6,041 6,090 8,630 12,082 12,945 18,123 25,027 25,890 30,205 36,246 50,054 60,410 75,081 90,615 125,135 150,162 175,189 181,230 250,270 350,378 375,405 525,567 750,810 875,945 1,051,134 1,751,890 2,627,835 and 5,255,670, with no remainder.

Since 5,255,670 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,255,670, 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).