Q: Is 5,316,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,316,900 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 5,316,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 37 50 60 74 75 100 111 148 150 185 222 300 370 444 479 555 740 925 958 1,110 1,437 1,850 1,916 2,220 2,395 2,775 2,874 3,700 4,790 5,550 5,748 7,185 9,580 11,100 11,975 14,370 17,723 23,950 28,740 35,446 35,925 47,900 53,169 70,892 71,850 88,615 106,338 143,700 177,230 212,676 265,845 354,460 443,075 531,690 886,150 1,063,380 1,329,225 1,772,300 2,658,450 and 5,316,900, with no remainder.

Since 5,316,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,316,900, 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).