Q: Is 5,440,575 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,440,575 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 5,440,575 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 15 21 25 35 43 75 105 129 175 215 241 301 525 645 723 903 1,075 1,205 1,505 1,687 3,225 3,615 4,515 5,061 6,025 7,525 8,435 10,363 18,075 22,575 25,305 31,089 42,175 51,815 72,541 126,525 155,445 217,623 259,075 362,705 777,225 1,088,115 1,813,525 and 5,440,575, with no remainder.

Since 5,440,575 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,440,575, 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).