Q: Is 5,431,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,431,400 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 5,431,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 20 25 26 40 50 52 65 100 104 130 200 260 325 520 650 1,300 2,089 2,600 4,178 8,356 10,445 16,712 20,890 27,157 41,780 52,225 54,314 83,560 104,450 108,628 135,785 208,900 217,256 271,570 417,800 543,140 678,925 1,086,280 1,357,850 2,715,700 and 5,431,400, with no remainder.

Since 5,431,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,431,400, 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).