Q: Is 5,431,650 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,431,650 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 5,431,650 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 25 30 35 42 49 50 70 75 98 105 147 150 175 210 245 294 350 490 525 735 739 1,050 1,225 1,470 1,478 2,217 2,450 3,675 3,695 4,434 5,173 7,350 7,390 10,346 11,085 15,519 18,475 22,170 25,865 31,038 36,211 36,950 51,730 55,425 72,422 77,595 108,633 110,850 129,325 155,190 181,055 217,266 258,650 362,110 387,975 543,165 775,950 905,275 1,086,330 1,810,550 2,715,825 and 5,431,650, with no remainder.

Since 5,431,650 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,431,650, 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).