Q: Is 5,440,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,440,500 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 5,440,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 25 26 27 30 31 36 39 45 50 52 54 60 62 65 75 78 90 93 100 108 117 124 125 130 135 150 155 156 180 186 195 225 234 250 260 270 279 300 310 325 351 372 375 390 403 450 465 468 500 540 558 585 620 650 675 702 750 775 780 806 837 900 930 975 1,116 1,125 1,170 1,209 1,300 1,350 1,395 1,404 1,500 1,550 1,612 1,625 1,674 1,755 1,860 1,950 2,015 2,250 2,325 2,340 2,418 2,700 2,790 2,925 3,100 3,250 3,348 3,375 3,510 3,627 3,875 3,900 4,030 4,185 4,500 4,650 4,836 4,875 5,580 5,850 6,045 6,500 6,750 6,975 7,020 7,254 7,750 8,060 8,370 8,775 9,300 9,750 10,075 10,881 11,625 11,700 12,090 13,500 13,950 14,508 14,625 15,500 16,740 17,550 18,135 19,500 20,150 20,925 21,762 23,250 24,180 27,900 29,250 30,225 34,875 35,100 36,270 40,300 41,850 43,524 43,875 46,500 50,375 54,405 58,500 60,450 69,750 72,540 83,700 87,750 90,675 100,750 104,625 108,810 120,900 139,500 151,125 175,500 181,350 201,500 209,250 217,620 272,025 302,250 362,700 418,500 453,375 544,050 604,500 906,750 1,088,100 1,360,125 1,813,500 2,720,250 and 5,440,500, with no remainder.

Since 5,440,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,440,500, 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).