Q: Is 5,403,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,403,500 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 5,403,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 101 107 125 202 214 250 404 428 500 505 535 1,010 1,070 2,020 2,140 2,525 2,675 5,050 5,350 10,100 10,700 10,807 12,625 13,375 21,614 25,250 26,750 43,228 50,500 53,500 54,035 108,070 216,140 270,175 540,350 1,080,700 1,350,875 2,701,750 and 5,403,500, with no remainder.

Since 5,403,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,403,500, 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).