Q: Is 5,342,850 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,342,850 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 5,342,850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 25 30 31 45 50 62 75 90 93 150 155 186 225 279 310 383 450 465 558 766 775 930 1,149 1,395 1,550 1,915 2,298 2,325 2,790 3,447 3,830 4,650 5,745 6,894 6,975 9,575 11,490 11,873 13,950 17,235 19,150 23,746 28,725 34,470 35,619 57,450 59,365 71,238 86,175 106,857 118,730 172,350 178,095 213,714 296,825 356,190 534,285 593,650 890,475 1,068,570 1,780,950 2,671,425 and 5,342,850, with no remainder.

Since 5,342,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,342,850, 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).