Q: Is 5,357,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,357,100 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 5,357,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 25 28 30 35 42 50 60 70 75 84 100 105 140 150 175 210 300 350 420 525 700 1,050 2,100 2,551 5,102 7,653 10,204 12,755 15,306 17,857 25,510 30,612 35,714 38,265 51,020 53,571 63,775 71,428 76,530 89,285 107,142 127,550 153,060 178,570 191,325 214,284 255,100 267,855 357,140 382,650 446,425 535,710 765,300 892,850 1,071,420 1,339,275 1,785,700 2,678,550 and 5,357,100, with no remainder.

Since 5,357,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,357,100, 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).