Q: Is 5,438,810 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,438,810 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 5,438,810 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 13 17 23 26 34 46 65 85 107 115 130 170 214 221 230 299 391 442 535 598 782 1,070 1,105 1,391 1,495 1,819 1,955 2,210 2,461 2,782 2,990 3,638 3,910 4,922 5,083 6,955 9,095 10,166 12,305 13,910 18,190 23,647 24,610 25,415 31,993 41,837 47,294 50,830 63,986 83,674 118,235 159,965 209,185 236,470 319,930 418,370 543,881 1,087,762 2,719,405 and 5,438,810, with no remainder.

Since 5,438,810 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,438,810, 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).