Q: Is 5,503,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,503,500 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 5,503,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 60 75 90 100 125 150 180 225 250 300 375 450 500 750 900 1,125 1,223 1,500 2,250 2,446 3,669 4,500 4,892 6,115 7,338 11,007 12,230 14,676 18,345 22,014 24,460 30,575 36,690 44,028 55,035 61,150 73,380 91,725 110,070 122,300 152,875 183,450 220,140 275,175 305,750 366,900 458,625 550,350 611,500 917,250 1,100,700 1,375,875 1,834,500 2,751,750 and 5,503,500, with no remainder.

Since 5,503,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,503,500, 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).