Q: Is 5,377,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,377,000 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 5,377,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 19 20 25 38 40 50 76 95 100 125 152 190 200 250 283 380 475 500 566 760 950 1,000 1,132 1,415 1,900 2,264 2,375 2,830 3,800 4,750 5,377 5,660 7,075 9,500 10,754 11,320 14,150 19,000 21,508 26,885 28,300 35,375 43,016 53,770 56,600 70,750 107,540 134,425 141,500 215,080 268,850 283,000 537,700 672,125 1,075,400 1,344,250 2,688,500 and 5,377,000, with no remainder.

Since 5,377,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,377,000, 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).