Q: Is 5,502,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,502,500 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 5,502,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 31 50 62 71 100 124 125 142 155 250 284 310 355 500 620 625 710 775 1,250 1,420 1,550 1,775 2,201 2,500 3,100 3,550 3,875 4,402 7,100 7,750 8,804 8,875 11,005 15,500 17,750 19,375 22,010 35,500 38,750 44,020 44,375 55,025 77,500 88,750 110,050 177,500 220,100 275,125 550,250 1,100,500 1,375,625 2,751,250 and 5,502,500, with no remainder.

Since 5,502,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,502,500, 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).