Q: Is 5,279,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,279,300 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 5,279,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 25 26 31 50 52 62 65 100 124 130 131 155 260 262 310 325 403 524 620 650 655 775 806 1,300 1,310 1,550 1,612 1,703 2,015 2,620 3,100 3,275 3,406 4,030 4,061 6,550 6,812 8,060 8,122 8,515 10,075 13,100 16,244 17,030 20,150 20,305 34,060 40,300 40,610 42,575 52,793 81,220 85,150 101,525 105,586 170,300 203,050 211,172 263,965 406,100 527,930 1,055,860 1,319,825 2,639,650 and 5,279,300, with no remainder.

Since 5,279,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,279,300, 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).