Q: Is 5,453,430 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,453,430 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 5,453,430 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 17 30 34 37 51 74 85 102 111 170 185 222 255 289 370 510 555 578 629 867 1,110 1,258 1,445 1,734 1,887 2,890 3,145 3,774 4,335 4,913 6,290 8,670 9,435 9,826 10,693 14,739 18,870 21,386 24,565 29,478 32,079 49,130 53,465 64,158 73,695 106,930 147,390 160,395 181,781 320,790 363,562 545,343 908,905 1,090,686 1,817,810 2,726,715 and 5,453,430, with no remainder.

Since 5,453,430 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,453,430, 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).