Q: Is 5,475,990 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,475,990 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 5,475,990 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 13 15 19 26 30 38 39 57 65 78 95 114 130 190 195 247 285 390 494 570 739 741 1,235 1,478 1,482 2,217 2,470 3,695 3,705 4,434 7,390 7,410 9,607 11,085 14,041 19,214 22,170 28,082 28,821 42,123 48,035 57,642 70,205 84,246 96,070 140,410 144,105 182,533 210,615 288,210 365,066 421,230 547,599 912,665 1,095,198 1,825,330 2,737,995 and 5,475,990, with no remainder.

Since 5,475,990 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,475,990, 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).