Q: Is 5,354,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,354,550 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 5,354,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 25 30 45 50 73 75 90 146 150 163 219 225 326 365 438 450 489 657 730 815 978 1,095 1,314 1,467 1,630 1,825 2,190 2,445 2,934 3,285 3,650 4,075 4,890 5,475 6,570 7,335 8,150 10,950 11,899 12,225 14,670 16,425 23,798 24,450 32,850 35,697 36,675 59,495 71,394 73,350 107,091 118,990 178,485 214,182 297,475 356,970 535,455 594,950 892,425 1,070,910 1,784,850 2,677,275 and 5,354,550, with no remainder.

Since 5,354,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,354,550, 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).