Q: Is 5,496,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,496,900 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 5,496,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 73 75 100 146 150 219 251 292 300 365 438 502 730 753 876 1,004 1,095 1,255 1,460 1,506 1,825 2,190 2,510 3,012 3,650 3,765 4,380 5,020 5,475 6,275 7,300 7,530 10,950 12,550 15,060 18,323 18,825 21,900 25,100 36,646 37,650 54,969 73,292 75,300 91,615 109,938 183,230 219,876 274,845 366,460 458,075 549,690 916,150 1,099,380 1,374,225 1,832,300 2,748,450 and 5,496,900, with no remainder.

Since 5,496,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,496,900, 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).