Q: Is 5,317,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,317,900 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 5,317,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 50 70 71 100 107 140 142 175 214 284 350 355 428 497 535 700 710 749 994 1,070 1,420 1,498 1,775 1,988 2,140 2,485 2,675 2,996 3,550 3,745 4,970 5,350 7,100 7,490 7,597 9,940 10,700 12,425 14,980 15,194 18,725 24,850 30,388 37,450 37,985 49,700 53,179 74,900 75,970 106,358 151,940 189,925 212,716 265,895 379,850 531,790 759,700 1,063,580 1,329,475 2,658,950 and 5,317,900, with no remainder.

Since 5,317,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,317,900, 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).