Q: Is 5,396,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,396,600 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 5,396,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 20 22 25 40 44 50 55 88 100 110 121 200 220 223 242 275 440 446 484 550 605 892 968 1,100 1,115 1,210 1,784 2,200 2,230 2,420 2,453 3,025 4,460 4,840 4,906 5,575 6,050 8,920 9,812 11,150 12,100 12,265 19,624 22,300 24,200 24,530 26,983 44,600 49,060 53,966 61,325 98,120 107,932 122,650 134,915 215,864 245,300 269,830 490,600 539,660 674,575 1,079,320 1,349,150 2,698,300 and 5,396,600, with no remainder.

Since 5,396,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,396,600, 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).