Q: Is 5,425,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,425,000 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 5,425,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 25 28 31 35 40 50 56 62 70 100 124 125 140 155 175 200 217 248 250 280 310 350 434 500 620 625 700 775 868 875 1,000 1,085 1,240 1,250 1,400 1,550 1,736 1,750 2,170 2,500 3,100 3,125 3,500 3,875 4,340 4,375 5,000 5,425 6,200 6,250 7,000 7,750 8,680 8,750 10,850 12,500 15,500 17,500 19,375 21,700 21,875 25,000 27,125 31,000 35,000 38,750 43,400 43,750 54,250 77,500 87,500 96,875 108,500 135,625 155,000 175,000 193,750 217,000 271,250 387,500 542,500 678,125 775,000 1,085,000 1,356,250 2,712,500 and 5,425,000, with no remainder.

Since 5,425,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,425,000, 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).