Q: Is 5,387,850 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,387,850 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 5,387,850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 13 15 18 25 26 27 30 39 45 50 54 65 75 78 90 117 130 135 150 195 225 234 270 307 325 351 390 450 585 614 650 675 702 921 975 1,170 1,350 1,535 1,755 1,842 1,950 2,763 2,925 3,070 3,510 3,991 4,605 5,526 5,850 7,675 7,982 8,289 8,775 9,210 11,973 13,815 15,350 16,578 17,550 19,955 23,025 23,946 27,630 35,919 39,910 41,445 46,050 59,865 69,075 71,838 82,890 99,775 107,757 119,730 138,150 179,595 199,550 207,225 215,514 299,325 359,190 414,450 538,785 598,650 897,975 1,077,570 1,795,950 2,693,925 and 5,387,850, with no remainder.

Since 5,387,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,387,850, 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).