Q: Is 5,405,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,405,000 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 5,405,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 23 25 40 46 47 50 92 94 100 115 125 184 188 200 230 235 250 376 460 470 500 575 625 920 940 1,000 1,081 1,150 1,175 1,250 1,880 2,162 2,300 2,350 2,500 2,875 4,324 4,600 4,700 5,000 5,405 5,750 5,875 8,648 9,400 10,810 11,500 11,750 14,375 21,620 23,000 23,500 27,025 28,750 29,375 43,240 47,000 54,050 57,500 58,750 108,100 115,000 117,500 135,125 216,200 235,000 270,250 540,500 675,625 1,081,000 1,351,250 2,702,500 and 5,405,000, with no remainder.

Since 5,405,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,405,000, 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).