Q: Is 5,453,250 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,453,250 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 5,453,250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 11 15 22 25 30 33 50 55 66 75 110 125 150 165 250 275 330 375 550 661 750 825 1,322 1,375 1,650 1,983 2,750 3,305 3,966 4,125 6,610 7,271 8,250 9,915 14,542 16,525 19,830 21,813 33,050 36,355 43,626 49,575 72,710 82,625 99,150 109,065 165,250 181,775 218,130 247,875 363,550 495,750 545,325 908,875 1,090,650 1,817,750 2,726,625 and 5,453,250, with no remainder.

Since 5,453,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,453,250, 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).