Q: Is 5,477,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,477,600 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 5,477,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 41 50 80 82 100 160 164 167 200 205 328 334 400 410 656 668 800 820 835 1,025 1,312 1,336 1,640 1,670 2,050 2,672 3,280 3,340 4,100 4,175 5,344 6,560 6,680 6,847 8,200 8,350 13,360 13,694 16,400 16,700 26,720 27,388 32,800 33,400 34,235 54,776 66,800 68,470 109,552 133,600 136,940 171,175 219,104 273,880 342,350 547,760 684,700 1,095,520 1,369,400 2,738,800 and 5,477,600, with no remainder.

Since 5,477,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,477,600, 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).