Q: Is 5,334,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,334,500 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 5,334,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 47 50 94 100 125 188 227 235 250 454 470 500 908 940 1,135 1,175 2,270 2,350 4,540 4,700 5,675 5,875 10,669 11,350 11,750 21,338 22,700 23,500 28,375 42,676 53,345 56,750 106,690 113,500 213,380 266,725 533,450 1,066,900 1,333,625 2,667,250 and 5,334,500, with no remainder.

Since 5,334,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,334,500, 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).