Q: Is 5,432,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,432,500 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 5,432,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 41 50 53 82 100 106 125 164 205 212 250 265 410 500 530 625 820 1,025 1,060 1,250 1,325 2,050 2,173 2,500 2,650 4,100 4,346 5,125 5,300 6,625 8,692 10,250 10,865 13,250 20,500 21,730 25,625 26,500 33,125 43,460 51,250 54,325 66,250 102,500 108,650 132,500 217,300 271,625 543,250 1,086,500 1,358,125 2,716,250 and 5,432,500, with no remainder.

Since 5,432,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,432,500, 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).