Q: Is 5,502,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,502,600 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 5,502,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 25 27 30 36 40 45 50 54 60 72 75 90 100 108 120 135 150 180 200 216 225 270 300 360 450 540 600 675 900 1,019 1,080 1,350 1,800 2,038 2,700 3,057 4,076 5,095 5,400 6,114 8,152 9,171 10,190 12,228 15,285 18,342 20,380 24,456 25,475 27,513 30,570 36,684 40,760 45,855 50,950 55,026 61,140 73,368 76,425 91,710 101,900 110,052 122,280 137,565 152,850 183,420 203,800 220,104 229,275 275,130 305,700 366,840 458,550 550,260 611,400 687,825 917,100 1,100,520 1,375,650 1,834,200 2,751,300 and 5,502,600, with no remainder.

Since 5,502,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,502,600, 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).