Q: Is 5,359,725 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,359,725 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 5,359,725 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 21 25 35 41 45 63 75 83 105 123 175 205 225 249 287 315 369 415 525 581 615 747 861 1,025 1,245 1,435 1,575 1,743 1,845 2,075 2,583 2,905 3,075 3,403 3,735 4,305 5,229 6,225 7,175 8,715 9,225 10,209 12,915 14,525 17,015 18,675 21,525 23,821 26,145 30,627 43,575 51,045 64,575 71,463 85,075 119,105 130,725 153,135 214,389 255,225 357,315 595,525 765,675 1,071,945 1,786,575 and 5,359,725, with no remainder.

Since 5,359,725 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,359,725, 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).