Q: Is 5,397,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,397,500 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 5,397,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 25 34 50 68 85 100 125 127 170 250 254 340 425 500 508 625 635 850 1,250 1,270 1,700 2,125 2,159 2,500 2,540 3,175 4,250 4,318 6,350 8,500 8,636 10,625 10,795 12,700 15,875 21,250 21,590 31,750 42,500 43,180 53,975 63,500 79,375 107,950 158,750 215,900 269,875 317,500 539,750 1,079,500 1,349,375 2,698,750 and 5,397,500, with no remainder.

Since 5,397,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,397,500, 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).