Q: Is 5,257,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,257,500 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 5,257,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 125 150 250 300 375 500 625 701 750 1,250 1,402 1,500 1,875 2,103 2,500 2,804 3,505 3,750 4,206 7,010 7,500 8,412 10,515 14,020 17,525 21,030 35,050 42,060 52,575 70,100 87,625 105,150 175,250 210,300 262,875 350,500 438,125 525,750 876,250 1,051,500 1,314,375 1,752,500 2,628,750 and 5,257,500, with no remainder.

Since 5,257,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,257,500, 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).